Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 515 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to ensure that the State receives all moneys due under the tobacco settlement agreement by:

The department of the attorney general submitted testimony in support.

Your Committee recognizes that the State must monitor and enforce the terms of the tobacco settlement agreement in order to qualify for Hawaii's share of tobacco settlement moneys. The establishment of the Fund will support the State's monitoring and enforcement efforts. Your Committee finds that financing these efforts using tobacco settlement moneys is appropriate. Moreover, exempting the Fund from paying the central service surcharge and departmental administrative expenses will ensure that the moneys deposited into the Fund are devoted to the intended purpose of the Fund.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 515 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.