STAND. COM. REP. NO.  360

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

RE:   H.B. No. 827

      H.D. 2

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 827, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO A MIXED-USE RESIDENTIAL PROJECT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds and the appropriation of funds to finance the plans, design, and construction of a mixed-use residential project including a juvenile services center that would be integrated with an affordable rental housing program for working families at 902 Alder Street.

The Judiciary, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, and Catholic Charities Hawaii testified in support of the measure.  The Department of Budget and Finance provided comments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure to clarify that the issuance of general obligation bonds and the appropriation of funds is for the financing of the Judiciary's juvenile services center.  The affordable rental housing program will be financed with existing housing finance resources.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 827, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 827, H.D. 2.

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

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KARL RHOADS, Chair