STAND. COM. REP. NO.  6

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 301

      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 Public Safety & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 301 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PERTAINING TO THE CIVIL AIR PATROL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure continuous and uninterrupted service by the Hawaii Civil Air Patrol (Patrol) by appropriating capital improvement project funds for repairs to the roof of the Hawaii Wing Headquarters building, located at Honolulu International Airport, which houses facilities important for providing repair and maintenance services to the Patrol's aircraft and equipment.

     The Department of Defense and Hawaii Wing of the Civil Air Patrol supported this bill.  The Department of Transportation submitted comments on this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing the appropriation to $1 for each cost element; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for clarity, consistency, and style.

     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. 301, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 301, 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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CINDY EVANS, Chair