STAND. COM. REP. NO.  826-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 2686

      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. 2686, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure that agency rulemaking does not exceed statutory authority by conforming Hawaii Administrative Procedure Law to federal law with respect to rulemaking and public participation in government.

     The Hawaii Building & Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO, testified in support of this bill.  The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of the Attorney General, and Department of Human Resources of the City and County of Honolulu opposed this measure.  Several concerned individuals offered comments.

     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. 2686, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair