STAND. COM. REP. NO.  999

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   S.B. No. 82

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Housing, to which was referred S.B. No. 82, S.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to improve the ability of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority (HPHA) to serve its tenants by authorizing HPHA to:

(1)  Receive, use, and dispose of property in support of HPHA's purposes, powers, and programs;

(2)  Receive, subject to certain conditions, any property for the benefit of residents assisted by HPHA programs; and

(3)  Engage the services of volunteers.

HPHA supported this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by specifying that the sale of real property by HPHA shall be subject to legislative approval.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 82, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 82, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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RIDA T.R. CABANILLA, Chair