STAND. COM. REP. NO. 223

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 792

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Intergovernmental and Military Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 792 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to make an appropriation to the Department of Defense for continuous staffing at the state civil defense emergency operating center.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from State Civil Defense.

     Your Committee finds that funding is needed to sustain the state emergency operating center warning section.  According to State Civil Defense, over the past year, personnel have been recruited and trained to perform a twenty-four hour, seven days a week threat analysis and early warning capability.  This capability must be sustained with continued funding.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Intergovernmental and Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 792 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Military Affairs,

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LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair