STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3245

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    H.B. No. 1398

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 1398, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to authorize the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to enter into partnership agreements or development agreements with private parties for the development of public housing projects.

     Written comments in support of this measure were submitted by the Department of Human Services and the Hawaii Public Housing Authority.

     Written comments in opposition to this measure were submitted by the State Procurement Office.

     Your Committee finds that the demand for public housing in Hawaii far exceeds the available supply.  Accordingly, your Committee finds that authorizing public-private partnerships to develop public housing will encourage the expedient development of additional public housing in the State and provide a boost to the local economy. 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by clarifying that there must be a written development or partnership agreement executed by the Hawaii Public Housing Authority in order to develop a public housing project with a private party.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1398, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1398, H.D. 1, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair