Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1478, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the State Fire Council to administer any federal grants it receives.

The State Fire Council, Hawaii Fire Chiefs Association, and a member of the Kauai Fire Department testified in support of this 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. 1478, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.