STAND. COM. REP. NO. 482-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 2746

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 2746 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO RENTAL HOUSING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to address the rental housing needs of extremely low-income households by clarifying the duties of the Special Action Team on Affordable Rental Housing to include policy recommendations for specific income populations, adding additional members to the Special Action Team, and making an appropriation for the administration and operation of the Special Action Team.

The Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness, Catholic Charities Hawaii, Faith Action for Community Equity/Housing Now Coalition, Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, and Partners In Care supported this measure. The Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation and Office of Planning offered comments for this measure.

Your Committee finds that there are significant challenges to developing housing for extremely low-income households making at or below thirty percent of the area median income.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the effective date to January 1, 2050, to promote further discussion; and

(2) Making technical, non-substantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

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 H.B. No. 2746, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2746, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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TOM BROWER, Chair