STAND. COM. REP. NO.  880

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.B. No. 1568

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1568 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE AMERICAN RED CROSS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to assist the Hawaii Chapter of the American Red Cross in its disaster preparedness efforts by appropriating $1,650,000 for various capital improvements to its Oahu headquarters and four neighbor island offices.

     The American Red Cross – Hawaii Chapter supported this bill.  The Department of Defense submitted comments.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1)  Replacing the $1,650,000 appropriation with an unspecified amount;

(2)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2020, to encourage further discussion; and

(3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for clarity, consistency, and style.

     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. 1568, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1568, H.D. 1.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair