STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2891

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 2563
                                        




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. 2563 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE FIRE COUNCIL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of the measure is to allow the State Fire
Council to appoint advisory committees comprised of
representatives from each county fire department to assist in
coordinating statewide training, data collection, and contingency
planning needs for the firefighters.

     Oral testimony in support of the measure was received from
the State Fire Council.
 
     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. 2563 and recommends that it pass
Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.


 
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                                   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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