STAND. COM. REP. NO.  120

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 1025

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on International Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1025 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING A GRANT-IN-AID TO THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIONS CLUB TO CONSTRUCT A CAMP FACILITY FOR YOUTH ON OAHU,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to promote youth friendship and understanding worldwide by appropriating funds as a grant to the International Association of Lions Club for design and construction of a camp facility.

     The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism supported the intent of this bill.  The Attorney General provided comments.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Stating that the funds appropriated in this measure serve a public purpose;

     (2)  Specifying that the appropriation must meet the requirements under the grants and subsidies law;

     (3)  Clarifying that the facility specifically serve youth programs; and

     (4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on International Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1025, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1025, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on International Affairs,

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RIDA T.R. CABANILLA, Chair