Report Title:

Community Based Organizations; Nonprofit Developers; Appropriation

Description:

Appropriates funds to establish a pilot nonprofit developer consultation project program within the department of Hawaiian home lands in an effort to increase nonprofit developers in Hawaii.

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2908
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

Relating to affordable housing.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  The lack of affordable housing in Hawaii is one of the major concerns for the people in Hawaii who do not own a home.  To aid in resolving that concern, a fund to grant the department of Hawaiian home lands to gather industry experts and community leaders to identify key strategies and approaches to expanding the production of affordable housing units, including self-help, multi-family, and single family units, that are owned and operated by nonprofit developers and community organizations is needed.  The pilot project would initially be started on Hawaiian homestead lands.

     In order to create sustainable economic development projects, a pilot nonprofit developer consultation project program needs to be established to examine and produce recommendations to increase the participation of community based organizations in development projects.  The program is also needed to identify new and existing community based organizations that have the capacity to build affordable housing in order to reduce the reliance on private sector developers and to meet the affordable housing needs of beneficiaries of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920, as amended.  This project furthers the goals of the department of Hawaiian home lands by pursuing the self determination within homestead communities, and also furthers the goals of the department of Hawaiian home lands' native Hawaiian community development plan.

     The purpose of this Act is to establish and make an appropriation for a pilot nonprofit developer consultation project program of the department of Hawaiian home lands.

     SECTION 2.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $           or so much thereof as may be necessary for the fiscal year 2008-2009 for the pilot nonprofit developer consultation project program of the department of Hawaiian home lands.

     The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of Hawaiian home lands for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2008.

INTRODUCED BY:

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