STAND. COM. REP. NO.459-02
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2002
RE: H.B. No. 2235
H.D. 2
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2002
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2235, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to promote research in ecosystems, conservation biology, and similar fields of study by:
(1) Establishing the Pacific Center for Ecosystem Science (Center);
(2) Establishing the Pacific Center for Ecosystem Science Special Fund to support the Center;
(3) Establishing five permanent associate professor positions to help the Center carry out its mission; and
(4) Issuing general obligation bonds for the plans, design, and construction of the Center, provided that the federal government matches every State dollar appropriated with three federal dollars.
The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii, Hawaii Nature Center, Manoa Neighborhood Board No. 7, and numerous individuals testified in support of this measure. The University of Hawaii submitted comments on this measure.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Inserting the appropriation amount of $1 to facilitate further discussion;
(2) Inserting the general obligation bond amount of $1 for purposes of continued discussion;
(3) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2002; and
(4) 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. 2235, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2235, H.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair |
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