CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 35

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2011

RE:    S.B. No. 1394

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1394, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to allow the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to enter into contracts with eligible developers to develop public housing projects in exchange for commercial space in the project.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that this measure will expand the Hawaii Public Housing Authority's ability to develop new housing for the State's lowest income populations by enabling the agency to incentivize partnerships with market-rate housing developers.  Your Committee on Conference also finds that these incentives for partnerships will improve the financial self‑sufficiency of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority's developments.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2011.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1394, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1394, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ PONO CHONG, Co-Chair	______________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair
____________________________ JERRY L. CHANG, Co-Chair	______________________________ DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Co-Chair
____________________________ SHARON E. HAR, Co-Chair	______________________________ DAVID Y. IGE, Co-Chair