STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3570

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.R. No. 38

       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 S.R. No. 38, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY'S APPLICATION FOR A CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS GRANT AND URGING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TO SELECT THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY AS A CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS GRANT RECIPIENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to support the Hawaii Public Housing Authority's application for a United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Choice Neighborhoods Grant.

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

     Your Committee finds that the Hawaii Public Housing Authority is currently in the process of applying for a Choice Neighborhoods Planning grant.  The grant program is administered by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and used by grant recipients to transform neighborhoods and public and assisted projects into viable and sustainable mixed-income communities.  Adoption of this measure would show legislative support for the Hawaii Public Housing Authority's efforts to receive a Choice Neighborhood Grant.

     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 concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 38, S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

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

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair