STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1884

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.C.R. No. 73
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.C.R. No.
73, entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO
     CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO ESTABLISH CRITERIA BY WHICH ALL
     STATE DEPARTMENTS AND THEIR ATTACHED AGENCIES SHALL RANK ALL
     PURCHASES OF SERVICES THAT ARE ISSUED BY THOSE DEPARTMENTS
     OR AGENCIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the
Governor to convene a task force to establish criteria by which
all state departments and their attached agencies shall rank all
purchases of services that are issued by those departments or
agencies.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 73,
and recommends its adoption.

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



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair