STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1603

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   S.B. No. 82

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 2

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

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

     (1)  Authorizing HPHA to receive, use, and dispose of property including, with legislative approval, to sell real property, in support of HPHA's purposes, powers, and programs; and

     (2)  Authorizing HPHA to receive, subject to certain conditions, any property for the benefit of residents assisted by HPHA programs and engage the services of volunteers.

No testimony was received on this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Requiring that public housing preferences for tenant selection, other than those required by federal law, be established by the Legislature; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 82, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 82, S.D. 1, H.D. 2.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair