CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 33

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2013

 

RE:    H.B. No. 888

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Sir and Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 888, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY ON PUBLIC HOUSING PROPERTIES,"

 

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 provide a more streamlined process for the disposal of property that has been abandoned on or seized in or around any state low-income housing project.

 

     Among other things, this measure:

 

(1)  Authorizes the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to dispose of abandoned or seized property:

 

(A)  That has an estimated value of $500 or more per item via public auction after public notice; and

 

(B)  That has an estimated value of less than $500 per item as determined by the Hawaii Public Housing Authority without public notice;

 

(2)  Enables the owner of the abandoned or seized property to repossess the property prior to disposition of the property if the owner provides proof of entitlement and settles all amounts and debts owed to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority; and

 

(3)  Repeals the current process for disposing of abandoned property left in or about any state low-income housing project through public auction.

 

     Upon consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

(1)  Deleting the provision that limited the remedies available to the owners of abandoned or seized property;

 

(2)  Placing the language creating the new process in a new statutory section and repealing, rather than amending, the statutory section containing the current process for disposition;

 

(3)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2013; and

 

(4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for 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. 888, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 888, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.


 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

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SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair

 

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RIDA T.R. CABANILLA, Co-Chair

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CLAYTON HEE, Co-Chair

 

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JUSTIN H. WOODSON, Co-Chair

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WILL ESPERO, Co-Chair