Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, Military Affairs, and Government Operations, to which was referred S.B. No. 2040 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require a county to reimburse the Auditor for an audit only if the legislature has appropriated and transmitted funds to the county for the audit.

Testimony in support of this measure was received from the Kauai County Attorney and two Kauai County Council Members.

This measure is intended to relieve the financial burden of a state audit upon the counties.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation, Military Affairs, and Government Operations that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2040 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.