HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1246

THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

S.D. 2

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO HOUSING.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 201H-71, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended as follows:

     1.  By amending subsections (d) and (e) to read:

     "(d)  The corporation may issue [such] the types of bonds as it may determine, including without limitation bonds payable from and secured, in whole or in part, by:

     (1)  Income and revenues derived from the housing project or projects, or infrastructure for the housing project or projects, financed from the proceeds of bonds;

     (2)  Receipts derived from any grant from the federal government made in aid of a housing project or projects, or infrastructure for the housing project or projects, financed from the proceeds of bonds;

     (3)  Income and revenues derived from a particular designated housing project or projects, or infrastructure for the housing project or projects, whether or not financed, in whole or in part, from the proceeds of bonds;

     (4)  Receipts derived from any payment for "eligible loans", "eligible improvement loans", or "eligible project loans", as the terms are defined in subpart B, or any other agreement or agreements entered into for a "housing loan program", as the term is defined in subpart B or D, or any other loan program administered by the corporation and financed from the proceeds of bonds;

     (5)  Receipts derived from loans to mortgage lenders or from the payment on account of principal of or interest on loans purchased from mortgage lenders, as provided in subpart B which loans to mortgage lenders or loans purchased are financed from the proceeds of bonds;

     (6)  Moneys in any funds or accounts established in connection with the issuance of bonds, and any earnings thereon;

     (7)  Proceeds derived from any insurance;

     (8)  Income and revenues of the corporation generally; or

     (9)  Any combination of paragraphs (1) through (8).

The term "income and revenues" includes income and revenues derived from the sale of land or from both land and improvements thereon serviced from infrastructure financed from the proceeds of bonds as permitted by this subpart.  The provisions of this subsection are in addition and supplemental to part III of chapter 39.

     (e)  Any of the bonds may be additionally secured by a pledge of any revenues or a mortgage of any housing project, infrastructure for any housing project, other property of the corporation, the pledge or assignment of any loans or other agreements, or any note or other undertaking, obligation, or property held by or on behalf of the corporation to secure loans made from the proceeds of bonds for any "housing loan program", as the term is defined in subpart B or D, or any other loan program administered by the corporation and financed from the proceeds of bonds."

     2.  By amending subsection (g) to read:

     "(g)  Any housing project or projects, or infrastructure for a housing project or projects, authorized by, and undertaken pursuant to, this chapter shall constitute an "undertaking" within the meaning of that term as defined and used in part III, chapter 39.  Any loan program authorized by, and undertaken pursuant to, this chapter, including without limitation "housing loan programs" defined in and authorized by subparts B and D, shall constitute a "loan program" within the meaning of that term as defined and used in part III, chapter 39.  The corporation shall constitute a "department" and the board shall constitute a "governing body" within the meaning of those terms as defined and used in part III, chapter 39."

     SECTION 2.  Section 201H-72, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§201H-72  Issuance of bonds for the development of infrastructure.  Without limiting section 201H-71, the corporation, pursuant to and in accordance with this subpart [or], section 46-80.1(a), [is authorized to] or 201H-191.5, may issue bonds for the purpose of financing the development of infrastructure for [land]:

     (1)  Land owned by the corporation or [for] land owned by an eligible developer, as defined in section 201H-32, whose housing project approval by a state or county agency requires the construction of affordable housing[.]; and

     (2)  Regional state infrastructure projects under section 201H-191.5."

     SECTION 3.  Section 201H-191.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended as follows:

     1.  By amending subsection (b) to read:

     "(b)  Each regional state infrastructure subaccount shall consist of the following sources of revenue:

     (1)  Moneys received by the corporation from counties for the repayment of the loan principal and the payment of simple interest from various assessments or fees from special improvement districts, improvement districts, tax increment financing districts, community facilities districts, and other areas where property value increases are captured over periods of time for the purposes of infrastructure financing;

     (2)  Appropriations from the legislature;

     (3)  Federal grants and subsidies to the State or counties;

     (4)  Proceeds from bonds issued pursuant to section 201H‑72(2);

    [(4)] (5)  Private investments; and

    [(5)] (6)  Voluntary contributions."

     2.  By amending subsection (g) to read:

     "(g)  The corporation may [also] expend revenues in the subaccounts to repay [private]:

     (1)  Holders of bonds issued pursuant to section 201H‑72(2); and

     (2)  Private investors for their investment plus any interest accrued on their investments made into the subaccounts to finance, in whole or in part, infrastructure improvements that would increase the capacity of the infrastructure facilities, including regional sewer systems, water systems, drainage systems, roads, and telecommunications and broadband."

     SECTION 4.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $           or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2023-2024 to be deposited into the dwelling unit revolving fund established by section 201H-191, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

     SECTION 5.  There is appropriated out of the dwelling unit revolving fund the sum of $           or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2023-2024 to carry out the purposes of the dwelling unit revolving fund.

     The sum appropriated shall be expended by the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation for the purposes of this Act; provided that the appropriation shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made; provided further that all moneys from the appropriation that are unencumbered as of June 30, 2025, shall lapse on that date.

     SECTION 6.  The director of finance is authorized to issue general obligation bonds in the sum of $           or so much thereof as may be necessary and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary is appropriated for fiscal year 2024-2025 to be deposited into the dwelling unit revolving fund established by section 201H-191, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

     SECTION 7.  There is appropriated out of the dwelling unit revolving fund the sum of $           or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024-2025 for the purposes for which the revolving fund is established.

     The sum appropriated shall be expended by the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 8.  The Hawaii housing finance and development corporation shall submit a report to the legislature regarding the housing units to be generated by infrastructure projects no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2026.

     SECTION 9.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 10.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.



 

Report Title:

HHFDC; General Obligation Bonds; Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund; Infrastructure; Report; Appropriation

 

Description:

Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to issue bonds for housing project infrastructure and to finance the development of regional state infrastructure projects.  Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds with the funds to be deposited into the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund.  Appropriates funds into and out of the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund.  Requires a report to the Legislature on the housing units to be generated by the infrastructure projects.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD2)

 

 

 

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