HB1762

SECTION 1. Chapter 356D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part I to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§356D-_ Public housing project repairs; partnerships with nonprofit organizations. The authority may contract with nonprofit organizations for the purposes of repairing and renovating public housing projects, without regard to chapter 103D. The authority may adopt rules in accordance with chapter 91 for purposes of this section."

SECTION 2. Section 354D-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§354D-4 Powers and duties of the director. Under the supervision of the director or the director's designee, the administrator of the correctional industries program shall:

(1) Develop programs generating revenue that best sustains their operation and allows for capital investment, and reimburses the general fund, when possible, for the expense of correctional services;

(2) Develop programs providing the maximum level of work and training opportunities for qualified, able-bodied inmates;

(3) Develop programs assuming responsibility for training qualified, able-bodied inmates in general work and specific training skills that increase their employment prospects after release;

(4) Develop programs in which inmates can learn skills used in the construction and other industries, while providing low-cost construction, renovation, and repairs of facilities, grounds, furniture, vehicles, and equipment for private, nonprofit social services, health, or education agencies and programs;

(5) Acquire or purchase equipment, materials, supplies, office space, insurance, and services necessary to establish and maintain programs pursuant to this chapter;

(6) Use labor services of qualified, able-bodied inmates in the manufacture or production of goods and services that are needed for the construction, operation, or maintenance of any office, department, institution, or agency supported in whole or in part by the State, the counties, or the federal government;

(7) Partner with the Hawaii public housing authority to use labor services of qualified, able-bodied inmates for the repair and renovation of public housing projects under section 356D- ;

[~~(7)~~] (8) Sell all goods and services to the State, the counties, or the federal government;

[~~(8)~~] (9) Purchase, lease, trade, exchange, acquire, and maintain personal property; and

[~~(9)~~] (10) Accept grants or loans from the State, the counties, or the federal government."

SECTION 3. Section 356D-9, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

"(a) The authority may:

(1) Obtain the aid and cooperation of other government agencies in the planning, construction, and operation of public housing projects and enter into agreements and arrangements as it deems advisable to obtain aid and cooperation;

(2) Arrange or enter into agreements with any government agency for the acquisition by that agency of property, options, or property rights; for the furnishing, installing, opening, or closing of streets, roads, alleys, sidewalks, or other places; for the furnishing of property, services, parks, sewage, water, and other facilities in connection with public housing projects; for the repair and renovation of public housing projects by qualified, able-bodied persons in the custody of the department of public safety; or for the changing of the map of a political subdivision or the planning, replanning, zoning, or rezoning of any part of a political subdivision;

(3) Procure insurance or guarantees from any government agency for the payment of any debts or parts thereof incurred by the authority, including the power to pay premiums on any such insurance; and

(4) Agree to make payments to the state or county government, if the government is authorized to accept payments, as the authority deems consistent with the maintenance of the character of public housing projects or the purposes of this chapter.

SECTION 4. Section 356D-17, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"[[]§356D-17[]] Public works contracts. [~~The~~] Except as provided in section 356D- , the authority may make, execute, and carry out contracts for, or in connection with, any public housing project in the manner provided in chapter 103D and section 103-53; and, with regard to the contracts, the term "procurement officer", as used in chapter 103D, shall mean the authority or officer authorized by the authority to act as its contracting officer. Unless made and executed in the name of the State, each contract made and executed as authorized in this section shall state therein that it is so made and executed."

SECTION 5. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2007.

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	1762
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007
STATE OF HAWAII