STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1026

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   S.B. No. 602

      S.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Tourism, Culture, & International Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 602, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE ARTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to authorize the use of the Works of Art Special Fund to support the acquisition and creation of a broader range of works of art for all state buildings, the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, and Iolani Palace.

     Bishop Museum, Historic Hawaii Foundation, and Iolani Palace supported this bill.  The Department of Accounting and General Services and American Institute of Architects opposed this measure.  A concerned individual offered comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Tourism, Culture, & International Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 602, S.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Hawaiian Affairs.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Tourism, Culture, & International Affairs,

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JOEY MANAHAN, Chair