STAND. COM. REP. NO.  609-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 2963

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. 2963 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO NATURAL DISASTERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to support recovery efforts from the 2006 earthquake disaster by appropriating funds for structural and nonstructural earthquake recovery and mitigation projects; provided that the projects include measures with a multi-hazard approach to ensure survivability during future disasters.

     An individual testified in support of this bill.  The Department of Defense supported the intent of this measure.

     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. 2963 and recommends that it pass Second Reading 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