CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 196

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2007

 

RE:    S.B. No. 1917

       S.D. 3

       H.D. 2

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Madam and Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1917, S.D. 3, H.D. 2, 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 assess and address the housing crisis in Hawaii.

 

     Your Committee on Conference finds that the homeless and affordable housing crises continue to be one of the State's most significant and challenging social problems.  Meaningful solutions to Hawaii's housing and homeless problems must be found.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure to:

 

     (1)  Postpone the sunset date for the rental housing trust fund to June 30, 2008;

 

     (2)  Retain the existing fifty per cent allocation of the taxes collected in each fiscal year shall be paid into the rental housing trust fund;

 

     (3)  Insert the monetary figures for the appropriations made in this measure;

 

     (4)  Delete the appropriation from the general fund into the rental housing trust fund;

 

     (5)  Insert a severability clause;

 

     (6)  Change the effective date to July 1, 2007; provided that the section postponing the sunset date for the rental housing trust fund shall take effect on June 29, 2007; and

 

     (7)  Make technical, nonsubstantive changes for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

 

     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 S.B. No. 1917, S.D. 3, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1917, S.D. 3, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

 


Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

 

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MAILE SHIMABUKURO, Co-Chair

 

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SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair

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KEN ITO, Co-Chair

 

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Co-Chair

 

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CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair

 

 

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Co-Chair