STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1649

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.R. No. 77

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Housing, to which was referred H.R. No. 77 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING THE UNITED STATE CONGRESS NOT TO CUT FEDERAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING AS PROPOSED BY THE ADMINISTRATION IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2006 FEDERAL BUDGET,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this resolution is to urge the United States Congress not to cut federal Community Development Block Grant (Program) funding as proposed by the Administration in the fiscal year 2006 federal budget.

The Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii, City and County of Honolulu Department of Community Services, Mental Health Kokua, Hawaii HomeOwnership Center, Affordable Housing and Homeless Alliance, Catholic Charities Hawaii, Institute for Human Services, Inc., and a concerned individual testified in support of this resolution.

Your Committee has amended this resolution by, among other things:

(1) Changing its title to read, "URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS NOT TO CUT FEDERAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING AS PROPOSED BY THE ADMINISTRATION IN THE 2006 FISCAL YEAR FEDERAL BUDGET AND TO SUPPORT ITS RESTORATION INTO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT BUDGET AT ITS CURRENT FUNDING LEVEL OF $4,700,000,000";

(2) Clarifying the eligibility requirements for Program funding;

(3) Specifying that the federal 2006 fiscal year budget eliminates the Program and combines it with other programs, reduces funding for the consolidated programs, and moves these programs to the Department of Commerce, which has no experience in community development;

(4) Supporting restoration of Program funding into the Department of Housing and Urban Development budget at its current funding level of $4,700,000,000; and

(5) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity 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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 77, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 77, H.D. 1.

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

 

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MICHAEL P. KAHIKINA, Chair