STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3411

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 18
                                        S.D. 1




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred
S.C.R. No. 18, S.D. 1, entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING MILITARY AND FEDERAL
     AGENCIES TO HONOR THE DEFINITION OF STATE RESIDENT FOR
     CONTRACTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request the federal
government to honor the State's definition of the term "state
resident" as used in the Federal Defense Appropriations Act of
1986.

     Your Committee finds that the lack of a definition of "state
resident" in the federal statute results in military construction
projects in Hawaii being awarded to mainland contractors who
import mainland workers to work on those construction projects.
Your Committee finds that a clear and reasonable definition of
"state resident" will encourage the federal government to award
projects to local contractors and thereby provide work to local
residents.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 18,
S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

 
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                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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