Loading chat...
HI HCR183
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/10/2017
Primary Sponsor
Sam Kong
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Requests the Federal Highway Administration to timely process and approve permit applications for a transitional housing pilot project on Oahu located on land under Federal Highway Administration jurisdiction.
-
Establishes context that nearly 8,000 individuals experienced homelessness in Hawaii in 2016, with insufficient affordable housing stock and market rental rates among the highest in the nation.
-
Affirms that the Housing First model is a nationally recognized best practice for helping people experiencing chronic homelessness transition into permanent housing.
-
Directs certified copies of the resolution be sent to the Western Federal Lands Highway Division of the Federal Highway Administration, the Governor, Director of Transportation, and Mayor of Honolulu.
Legislative Description
Requesting Approval From The Federal Highway Administration For A Proposed Low-income And Workforce Housing Project Located Within The Footprint Of A Federally-funded Interstate Highway.
Federal Highway Administration Approval
Last Action
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aquino, McDermott, McKelvey excused (3).
3/28/2017