STAND. COM. REP. NO.  637-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   H.B. No. 2449

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2449, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COUNTY BOARDS OF WATER SUPPLY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to facilitate prompt payment for services provided to the Boards of Water Supply (Boards) by authorizing:

     (1)  County officials other than the County Auditor to issue warrants to disburse funds on behalf of the Boards; and

     (2)  The Boards to delegate the disbursement of funds to the Manager and Chief Engineer.

     The Kauai Board of Water Supply testified in support of this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by requiring the Boards to adopt the rules in accordance with administrative procedures under Chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

     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. 2449, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2449, H.D. 2.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair