CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 88

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2013

RE:    S.B. No. 305

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Madam and Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 305, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

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:

(1) Specify that the Hawaii Public Housing Authority is not authorized to develop public land in a conservation district;

     (2)  Authorize the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to develop public housing projects; and

     (3)  Authorize the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to develop commercial and industrial properties in connection with the development of public housing dwelling units.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that the Hawaii Public Housing Authority is allowed to develop several different classes of land, such as public land in agricultural districts and certain federal lands.  This measure would provide the Hawaii Public Housing Authority with more development options to further serve the low-income residents of Hawaii and benefit the surrounding communities in which those properties are situated.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Removing language that would have required the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to adopt rules to determine qualifications for developers and contractors in the development of public housing projects;

     (2)  Adding language to allow the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to sell or lease properties if it determines that the uses will be an integral part of the public housing development or a benefit to the community;

     (3)  Removing language that would have required the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to adopt rules related to the designation of the uses of properties and the rate at which the properties can be leased;

     (4)  Specifying that the net proceeds of all sales, in addition to leases, of properties, less costs to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority, shall be deposited in the public housing revolving fund; and

     (5)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2013.

     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. 305, 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. 305, 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

____________________________ RIDA T.R. CABANILLA, Co-Chair	____________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair
____________________________ CINDY EVANS, Co-Chair	____________________________ WILL ESPERO, Co-Chair
____________________________ JUSTIN H. WOODSON, Co-Chair