STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1027-06

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: S.B. No. 2493

S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns, to which was referred S.B. No. 2493, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATE PLANNING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to provide more time for the Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Task Force (Task Force) to continue its efforts by:

(1) Extending the deadline for the Auditor to submit the Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Plan by an additional year; and

(2) Extending the authority of the Task Force to June 30, 2008.

The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism testified in support of this bill.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2493, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns,

 

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JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Chair