STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1217

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   S.B. No. 1060

      S.D. 1

      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 Public Safety, to which was referred S.B. No. 1060, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FIREWORKS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure adequate funding for auditing and oversight expenses related to fireworks by increasing the permit fees associated with using and importing fireworks.

     The State Fire Council, Honolulu Fire Department, Maui Fire and Public Safety Department, Kauai Fire Department, and several concerned individuals supported this bill.  The American Lung Association in Hawaii supported the intent of this measure.  Legislative Information Services of Hawaii opposed this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by directing that permit fees collected for purchasing and using fireworks be provided to the county fire departments to fund auditing and oversight expenses related to fireworks oversight.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1060, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1060, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety,

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FAYE HANOHANO, Chair