STAND. COM. REP. NO.  869

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.B. No. 601

      H.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 Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 601, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE WORKS OF ART SPECIAL FUND,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to expand the use of the Works of Art Special Fund (Special Fund) by:

     (1)  Increasing the amount of state fund appropriations for capital improvement construction costs earmarked for the Special Fund from one to two percent; and

     (2)  Allowing up to 50 percent of the Special Fund to be used for capital improvement projects, the purchase of facilities, and the repair and maintenance of facilities dedicated to culture and the arts.

     The Department of Budget and Finance, Department of Accounting and General Services, and American Institute of Architects opposed this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by leaving blank all percentages to encourage further discussion.

     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. 601, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 601, H.D. 2.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair