STAND. COM. REP. NO.  923-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 2207

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2207 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR DISASTER RELIEF,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is assist the County of Hawaii with earthquake recovery efforts by appropriating $5,770,710 as matching funds to maximize available federal reimbursements.

     The County of Hawaii testified in support of this bill.  The Department of Defense offered comments.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing the appropriation to an unspecified amount to encourage further discussion;

     (2)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2020; and

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

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2207, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2207, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair