STAND. COM. REP. NO.1251
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: S.B. No. 1011
S.D. 1
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 S.B. No. 1011, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to establish a dedicated source of funding to support the Statewide Planning and Geographic Information System (Information System) by:
(1) Creating the Statewide Planning and Geographic Information System Special Fund (Fund); and
(2) Authorizing the Office of Planning to charge fees for statewide geographic information system services and products.
The Department of Accounting and General Services submitted testimony in support of the bill.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Clarifying that the Fund shall be used to defray the costs in planning, developing, implementing, and coordinating the Information System;
(2) Changing the expending agency to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism;
(3) Changing the effective date of the bill to July 1, 2001; and
(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, style, and consistency
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 S.B. No. 1011, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1011, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair |
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