STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1472-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.R. No. 124
                                     H.D. 2




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs, to
which was referred H.R. No. 124, H.D. 1, entitled:

     "HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO
     TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO ADDRESS THE SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL
     AND PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEMS POSED BY THE TOXIC WASTES LEFT
     BEHIND AT FORMER UNITED STATES MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN THE
     PHILIPPINES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to urge the United States
government to address the serious environmental and public health
problems posed by the toxic wastes left behind at former United
States military installations in the Philippines.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the American Friends Service Committee, the Filipino
Coalition for Solidarity, Brewer Environmental Industries and a
concerned citizen.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by adding the
President of the Philippines, the President of the Philippines
Senate, and the Speaker of the Philippines House of
Representatives to be among those receiving a certified copy of
this measure.

     Your Committee also has made technical, nonsubstantive
amendments for the purposes of clarity and style.


 
 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs that is attached
to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and
purpose of H.R. No. 124, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and
recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.R. No.
124, H.D. 2.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Public Safety and
                                   Military Affairs,



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                                   NESTOR R. GARCIA, Chair