CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 145

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1312

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1312, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO 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) Authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to be appropriated into and out of the Rental Housing Revolving Fund; and

(2) Allocate a portion of the funds appropriated to create permanent supportive housing units for people who are chronically homeless.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Authorizing the issuance of $50,000,000 in bonds for each year of the 2019-2021 fiscal biennium, with proceeds to be deposited into the Rental Housing Revolving Fund;

(2) Appropriating $50,000,000 from the Rental Housing Revolving Fund for each year of the 2019-2021 fiscal biennium for the purposes for which the revolving fund is established;

(3) Deleting the requirement that a portion of the appropriation be expended to establish permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals;

(4) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2019; and

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

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 H.B. No. 1312, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1312, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ STANLEY CHANG Chair	____________________________ TOM BROWER Co-Chair
____________________________ GIL RIVIERE Co-Chair	____________________________ TY J.K. CULLEN Co-Chair