STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1440

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    H.B. No. 768

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 768, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to enhance the cleanliness, upkeep, and safety of housing projects managed by the Hawaii Public Housing Authority.

 

     Specifically, the measure authorizes the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to timely dispose of property that is abandoned, seized, or remaining upon eviction in or around federally assisted housing, elder or elderly housing, and state low-income housing projects.

 

     Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Hawaii Public Housing Authority.

 

     Your Committee finds that the Hawaii Public Housing Authority is currently limited in its ability to remove property that is abandoned, seized, or remaining upon eviction at housing projects under its jurisdiction.  Your Committee believes that this measure will enable the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to better manage the upkeep and turnover of its units by expeditiously eliminating property that is abandoned, seized, or remaining upon eviction.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Clarifying that the notice to be provided to the owner by certified mail is only required for property valued at $500 or more per item, as estimated at the discretion of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority; and

 

     (2)  Making technical nonsubstantive changes for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 768, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 768, H.D. 2, S.D. 2.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

 

 

 

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JILL N. TOKUDA, Chair