STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3416

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 74
                                        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. 74, S.D. 1, entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING ALL EXECUTIVE
     DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES TO SUBMIT REPORTS TO THE
     LEGISLATURE ON-LINE AND REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF
     ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES TO STUDY OTHER MEANS OF
     REDUCING PAPER USAGE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request all
executive departments and agencies to submit reports to the
legislature on-line and requesting the Department of Accounting
and General Services to study other means of reducing paper
usage.

     Your Committee finds that the advent of the computer, along
with e-mail means that messages can be left for friends,
relatives, and colleagues at any time during the day and mail can
be read at the convenience of the recipient.  If hard copy is
needed, it can be printed on an as needed basis.  In view of
these technological advances, the reports that the Legislature
requires of various state agencies could also be prepared and
transmitted in the same fashion.  It is with this in mind that
this Concurrent Resolution has been presented.


 
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     The Legislature must continue to be informed of the
accomplishments, problems, and issues in each department but it
is not necessary to print every single report into hundreds of
copies if an electronic transmittal will suffice.  This effort
should reduce paperwork, printer's ink, photocopying, binding and
stapling, and so on.  A report of recommendations from the
Department of Accounting and General Services will help the
Legislature decide the best method to reduce paper usage by state
agencies.

     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. 74,
S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

                                 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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