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. 890, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to authorize funds for the expenses of the Legislature and the legislative support agencies.

Testimony in support of this measure was received by the Office of the Auditor, the Legislative Reference Bureau, the State Ethics Commission, and the Office of the Ombudsman.

Your Committee has amended this bill by providing an additional $300,000 to the Office of the Auditor for the purpose of meeting costs and expenses related to Felix v. Cayetano consent decree studies and other activities requested by the Legislature. Your committee has further amended this bill to ensure that Felix v. Cayetano consent decree related appropriations may be expended upon the approval of this Act.

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. 890, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 890, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.