STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2426

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 3084
                                        S.D. 1




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

Sir:

     Your Committees on Education and Technology and Government
Operations and Housing, to which was referred S.B. No. 3084
entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LIBRARIES,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to allow the Board of
Education to enter into agreements with private developers to
build public libraries.

     Testimony in support of the measure was received from the
Hawaii State Public Library System and four individuals.
Comments on the measure were received from the Department of
Budget and Finance.

     Your Committees find that given the fast growth of
communities statewide, there is an increased demand and timely
need for the information and public services provided by public
libraries.

     Although your Committees agree with the concept of this
measure, there are concerns about the structure and process the
Board would use if blanket approval is given for it to enter into
development agreements with private developers for public library
construction.   While the Board develops a more definitive
procedure for this process to include community and government
agency involvement, your Committees recommend the construction of
Kapolei public library using the existing procurement process.

 
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     Your Committees also understands that the design of the
library has been completed and $2 million previously
appropriated.  Secondarily, your Committees amended the measure
to:

     (1)  Delete the section authorizing the Board of Education
          to enter into development agreements with private
          developers; and

     (2)  Add an appropriation section to provide $10 million, or
          as much as may be required, for the construction of a
          public library at Kapolei.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Education and Technology and Government Operations
and Housing that are attached to this report, your Committees are
in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3084, as
amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the
form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3084, S.D. 1, and be referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committees on Education and
                                   Technology and Government
                                   Operations and Housing,



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ROD TAM, Chair                     DAVID Y. IGE, Chair

 
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