STAND. COM. REP. NO.858
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: H.B. No. 301
H.D. 2
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 301, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC DISPLAY,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to:
(1) Increase the inventory period from six months to twenty-four months, for a licensee who provides fireworks for public displays more than once a month, provided the storage conforms to all laws and regulations;
(2) Lower the annual fee for public display companies from $110 to $100;
(3) Repeal the requirement that the public display firework permit be obtained not less than twenty days prior to the date of the display; and
(4) Establish a public display fee of $110 per event, in addition to any licensing fees.
The County of Hawaii testified in support of this measure.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Clarifying that firework storage is in conformity with all applicable laws and regulations; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 301, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 301, H.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair |
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