STAND. COM. REP. NO. 102
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: H.B. No. 913
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 Water, Land, & Ocean Resources, to which was referred H.B. No. 913 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII COUNTY BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to:
(1) Change the method of appointing members to the Board of Water Supply of the County of Hawaii (Board), limitations on who may be appointed, and the method of removing members;
(2) Allow the vice-chairperson of the Board to execute contracts, documents of transfer, and vouchers for monetary disbursements;
(3) Allow the Board to appoint a manager of the Board without the advice and consent of the county council;
(4) Allow the Board to acquire property in its name; and
(5) Repeal the requirement that the Board present annual reports to the county council.
The County of Hawaii, Department of Water Supply, and County of Hawaii Office of the Corporation Counsel testified in support of this measure with amendments.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Deleting the provision that "one member shall be a resident of each council district," since it is redundant with an earlier provision in the bill; and
(2) Making other technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 913, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 913, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources,
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____________________________ EZRA R. KANOHO, Chair |
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