STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1370

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   S.B. No. 1447

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services & Housing, to which was referred S.B. No. 1447, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to make housekeeping amendments to implement laws relating to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority (HPHA) that were enacted during the Regular Session of 2006.

     HPHA testified in support of this bill.  The Hawaii Community Development Authority supported this measure with amendments.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Clarifying the provisions relating to the use of the barracks and other facilities at the former Barbers Point Naval Air Station for temporary emergency housing; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services & Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1447, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1447, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services & Housing,

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MAILE SHIMABUKURO, Chair