STAND. COM. REP. NO.  167

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1906

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Human Services & Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 1906 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSING,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to transfer the administration of the Section 8 Rental Housing Program from the State to the counties.

 

     An individual testified in support of this bill.  The Hawaii Public Housing Authority and the City and County of Honolulu's Department of Community Services offered comments.

 

     Your Committee has amended this bill by changing the effective date to January 1, 2009, to ensure a smooth transition and to be consistent with the federal funding schedule, which is set by calendar year.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services & Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1906, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1906, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services & Housing,

 

 

 

 

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MAILE SHIMABUKURO, Chair