STAND. COM. REP. NO.835
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: H.B. No. 551
H.D. 1
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. 551 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to include the Special Advisor on Technology Development on the boards of the High Technology Development Corporation (HTDC), Hawaii Strategic Development Corporation (HSDC), and Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA).
The Office of the Governor, NELHA, and the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism submitted testimony in support of this bill. HTDC submitted testimony in support of the intent of this bill.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Adding a thirteenth member from the private sector to serve on the boards of directors for HTDC, HSDC, and NELHA; 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. 551, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 551, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair |
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