STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2888

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 2243
                                        H.D. 2
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental
Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2243, H.D. 2, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR VETERANS
     CEMETERIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of the measure is to appropriate funds for the
care and maintenance of veterans cemeteries in Hawaii.

     Testimony was received in support of the measure from the
Office of Veteran Services, a Hawaii County Council Member, the
Department of Parks and Recreation of the County of Hawaii, the
Hawaii Island Veterans Memorial Inc., and the Big Island Retired
Military Association, Hilo.

     Testimony received by your Committee indicated that the
counties have had the primary responsibility for establishing and
maintaining veterans cemeteries within their respective counties,
while the State has provided a small maintenance subsidy.  As a
result, the cemeteries are suffering from inadequate care and are
not receiving maintenance at the level they deserve.

     Your Committee has amended the measure by inserting
appropriation amounts of $62,000 for the County of Hawaii,
$25,000 for the County of Kauai, and $62,000 for the County of
Maui.


 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs that is
attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the
intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2243, H.D. 2, as amended herein,
and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached
hereto as H.B. No. 2243, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, and be referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Transportation
                                   and Intergovernmental Affairs,



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                                   CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair

 
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