STAND. COM. REP. NO.  159-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.B. No. 2188

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 2188 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATE FUNDS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to provide the Legislature with greater flexibility in directing general fund spending by eliminating unnecessary and inactive funds and programs.  Specifically, this bill:

(1)  Terminates the Waialua Loan and Subsidy Program, the Kikala-Keokea Infrastructure Development Fund, and the Kikala-Keokea Housing Revolving Fund; and

(2)  Deposits any residual moneys from these terminated funds and programs into the Rental Assistance Revolving Fund or the general fund.

The Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation and Department of Land and Natural Resources supported the bill.  A concerned citizen provided comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2188 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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MARK J. HASHEM, Chair