Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 2556 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to clarify that section 171-13, Hawaii Revised Statutes, will be reinstated in its original form upon the repeal of Act 15, Third Special Session of 2001.

Act 15 authorized additional powers for the Governor to issue a proclamation declaring an economic emergency for the period from September 11, 2001, to April 30, 2002, under specified circumstances. The purpose of that Act was to confer temporarily upon the Governor certain powers to provide immediate relief to facilitate continuity of business activities and services, minimize layoffs, and prevent the endangerment of public health, safety, and welfare, during a period of economic emergency.

Your Committee finds that one section of Act 15 amended section 171-13, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to eligibility for leases, permits, easements, or other disposition of public lands. However, that Act did not contain a reenactment provision, which may cause the entire section to be repealed on April 30, 2002. Accordingly, this bill is intended to correct this oversight and restore section 171-13 to the form in which it read prior to the effective date of Act 15 upon the repeal of that Act.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2556, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.