Report Title:
Vacant Public Housing Units; Annual Report
Description:
Requires the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to submit annual reports to the legislature on the number of vacant units in public housing projects and related information.
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TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to public housing.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 356D-20, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§356D-20[]]
Duty to make reports. Except as otherwise provided by law, the authority
shall be responsible for the following reports:
(1) The authority shall file at least once a year with the governor a report of its activities for the preceding fiscal year;
(2) The authority shall report to the comptroller on moneys deposited in depositories other than the state treasury under section 40-81, and rules adopted thereunder; and
(3) The authority shall submit an annual report to the legislature on all program areas no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session, that shall provide the following information on the status of its programs and finances:
(A) A financial audit and report conducted on
an annual basis by a certified public accounting firm; [and]
(B) The number of vacant units in public housing projects, how long each unit was vacant, reasons for each vacancy, methods used to place an individual or family in each vacant unit including the process for repairing the unit, if applicable, and how the authority is working with the community to address vacancies; and
[(B)](C) Recommendations with
reference to any additional legislation or other action that may be necessary
to carry out the purposes of this chapter."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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