STAND. COM. REP. NO.  339-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 2467

      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 Public Safety & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2467 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to improve fire protection by directing that the State Fire Code will include road and sign standards, minimum private water supply reserves, fuel breaks, and green belts.

     A concerned individual supported this bill.  The Department of Land and Natural Resources supported the intent of this measure.  The State Fire Council provided comments.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1)  Clarifying that the State Fire Code will provide requirements for any property on which the county does not have jurisdiction over road and sign standards, minimum private water supply reserves, fuel breaks, and green belts to improve fire protection; 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. 2467, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2467, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs,

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CINDY EVANS, Chair