STAND. COM. REP. NO. 111
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: H.B. No. 1207
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1207 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER RETROFITTING,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to enhance protection for the public by appropriating funds to improve emergency shelters used during a natural or man-made disaster. In particular, the improvements will focus on:
(1) Retrofitting existing schools with reinforced windows and doors to make them wind-resistant; and
(2) Purchasing equipment to mitigate any flooding that may occur during a disaster.
The Department of Education, the Oahu Civil Defense Agency, and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill. The state Department of Defense submitted comments.
Your Committee has amended this bill by changing:
(1) The funding source from general revenues to general obligation bonds; and
(2) The amount of the appropriation,
to promote further discussion.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1207, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1207, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs,
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____________________________ KEN ITO, Chair |
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