THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2008

COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Chair

Senator Shan S. Tsutsui, Vice Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2008

DATE:	Monday, February 11, 2008
TIME:	1:15 p.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Monday, February 4, 2008)

SB 2937 Testimony	RELATING TO ETHICS. Conforms county ethics procedures for civil fines with state ethics commission procedures by allowing appeals of civil fines directly to a court and authorizing counties to adopt an ordinance to allow a county ethics commission to issue civil fines without first requesting correction or ceasing of violation.	IGM, JDL
SB 2172 Testimony	RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CODE. Repeals requirement that county cooperative purchases adhere to administrative rules adopted by the state procurement policy board.	IGM, TSG
SB 2177 Testimony	RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND LIABILITY. Clarifies county immunity in operating county parks by deleting exclusion of public beach parks from the definition of "improved public lands".	IGM, JDL
SB 2170 Testimony	RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND. Protects counties from liability as a result of natural conditions on or near a public beach park.	IGM, JDL
HB 1512, HD1 Testimony	RELATING TO PUBLIC MEETINGS. Authorizes public input at noticed neighborhood board meetings and discussion but not decisionmaking on those issues.  Allows two or more neighborhood board members, but less than a quorum, to attend meetings relating to board business. Clarifies neighborhood board actions on unanticipated events.  (HB1512 HD1)	IGM, JDL

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-7335.