STAND. COM. REP. NO.  904

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.B. No. 1303

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1303, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to require the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to, among other things:

(1)  Assess a community facilities maintenance fee of at least one percent of the community facility expenses for each community facilities unit;

(2)  Notify all tenants in writing of any community facilities maintenance fee increase at least 30 days in advance of an increase; and

(3)  Establish a schedule that sets forth the minimum rent for state public housing units by number of bedrooms and type of housing project. 

     Several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2030, to encourage further discussion; 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 Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1303, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1303, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair