STAND. COM. REP. 1455
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2003
RE: S.B. No. 1446
S.D. 2
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2003
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1446, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to support cancer diagnosis and treatment efforts by:
(1) Establishing the Cancer Detection Development Revolving Fund (CDDRF) to assist enterprises that develop healthcare and biomedical technology to detect cancer in its early stages; and
(2) Appropriating funds to be deposited into the CDDRF.
The Hawaii Technology Trade Association, Science and Technology International, and a concerned individual supported this bill. The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and a concerned individual supported the intent of this measure. The Department of Budget and Finance opposed the bill.
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. 1446, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass 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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