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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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SENATE RESOLUTION
Clarifying the composition of the SENATE SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEE that was established under senate resolution no. 2 (2008) TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION OF THE 2007 AWARD OF A CONTRACT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO H2 ENERGY LLC TO MANAGE THE HYDROGEN INVESTMENT CAPITAL SPECIAL FUND, WHICH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ORDERED TO BE RESCINDED.
WHEREAS, during the 2008 Regular Session, the Senate adopted Senate Resolution No. 2, which established a Senate special investigative committee, pursuant to chapter 21, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to:
(1) Investigate the selection of a manager for the hydrogen investment capital special fund in 2007; and
(2) Inquire into, gather, and analyze information, including other contracts, that may provide relevant information concerning procurement improprieties relating to paragraph (1); and
WHEREAS, the language establishing the composition of the special investigative committee would benefit from a clarification so that it will not be interpreted to be in violation of chapter 21, Hawaii Revised Statutes; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-fourth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2008, that the membership of the Senate special investigative committee to investigate the selection of a manager for the hydrogen investment capital special fund be composed of four members, plus the chair of the investigative committee, who shall serve as the fifth member; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all members of the special investigative committee be appointed by the President of the Senate; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, and the Administrator of the State Procurement Office.
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Special Investigative Committee; Composition; Clarification