THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND LABOR

Senator Clayton Hee, Chair

Senator Russell S. Kokubun, Vice Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2007

DATE:	Thursday, February 15, 2007
TIME:	4:00 p.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Tuesday, February 15, 2007, 9:00 a.m.)

SB 1341 SD1

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS RELATING TO NATURAL DISASTERS. Appropriates funds ($2,000,000) to: (1) cover the costs of recovery and remediation efforts as a result of storms that occurred in February and March 2006; (2) stabilize and repair storm-damaged slopes, drainage ways, and drainage systems to restore functionality and prevent future damage; (3) hire consultants to: (A) determine the structural integrity of dams and reservoirs statewide; (B) assess potential immediate risks; and (C) recommend long-term plans to ensure dam safety; (4) investigate, review, and litigate legal issues related to dam and reservoir failures, issues, relating to the safety of dam and reservoir failures, and issues relating to the safety of existing dams and reservoirs; and (5) investigate and litigate, civilly and criminally, all issues relating to the Ka Loko dam breach of March 2006.  (SD1)

IGM, JDL, WAM

No testimony will be accepted.

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