CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 123

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: H.B. No. 1311

H.D. 2

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

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. 1311, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AFFORDABLE 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 address the shortage of affordable rental housing on Maui and maintain the viability of the Keawe Street Apartments affordable housing project by:

(1) Removing the 2022 deadline for completion of the Leialii affordable housing project; and

(2) Specifying that the developer of the Keawe Street Apartments affordable housing project shall be responsible for all associated costs of the archaeological inventory survey for the footprint of the Keawe Street apartments affordable housing project but shall not be responsible for the cost of the archaeological inventory survey for the entire Villages of Leialii master planned community.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Reverting to the existing $37,000,000 appropriation authorized by Act 98, Session Laws of Hawaii 2019;

(2) Requiring the Villages of Leialii affordable housing project to comply with the requirements of the Historic Preservation Law, as funding is appropriated for each portion of the Villages of Leialii affordable housing project;

(3) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2021; and

(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of 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. 1311, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1311, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, 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	____________________________ NADINE K. NAKAMURA Co-Chair
____________________________ SHARON MORIWAKI Co-Chair	____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY Co-Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair	____________________________ KYLE T. YAMASHITA Co-Chair
____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE Co-Chair