STAND. COM. REP. NO. 451-04
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2004
RE: H.B. No. 1805
H.D. 2
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2004
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1805, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE PLAN,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to promote and support as part of the State Plan the:
(1) Expansion of federal military installations and investment in the State; and
(2) Continued operations of existing military installations.
The Department of Defense supported this bill. The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, and Office of Hawaiian Affairs supported this bill with proposed changes. The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii supported the intent of this bill.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Clarifying and simplifying its scope to support the military's presence in Hawaii consistent with the military's goals and the State's goals; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for purposes of style and clarity.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1805, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1805, H.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs,
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____________________________ EZRA R. KANOHO, Chair |
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