Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, Military Affairs and Government Operations, to which was referred S.B. No. 1171 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to delete unnecessary statutory requirements for the maintenance and reporting of a record of procurements under the Hawaii Procurement Code.

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor and Department of Accounting and General Services.

Your Committee finds that records currently kept for a minimum of five years for the procurements for goods, services, and construction of $25,000 or more is unnecessary as these records are already required by various jurisdictions of government to be retained for a minimum for six years, and are always available for public inspection. Your Committee further finds that this SWAT (Slice Waste and Tape) measure will help government to save cost and operate more efficiently and effectively.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation, Military Affairs and Government Operations that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1171 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.