STAND. COM. REP. NO.  878

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.B. No. 990

      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. 990 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to improve planning and coordination for disaster preparedness efforts by establishing the Office of Disaster Preparedness and a Disaster Preparedness Commission to develop a comprehensive disaster preparedness plan.

     State Farm Insurance Companies, Hawaii Association of REALTORS, and Hawaii Lumber Products Association supported this bill.  The Department of Defense and Department of Transportation opposed this measure.  The Judiciary offered comments.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

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

(2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments 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. 990, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 990, H.D. 1.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair