STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2522

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 2054

       S.D. 2

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2054, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to establish within the state Civil Defense Agency the position of Statewide Communications Interoperability Coordinator and to appropriate federal funds received from the homeland security grant program to fund this new position.

     Your Committee finds that this measure addresses the need for multi-jurisdictional collaboration and partnerships among the many public safety agencies regarding effective voice and data communications during routine and emergency civil defense situations.

     Your Committee received comments in support of this measure from the Director of Civil Defense.  Written comments may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

     Upon further consideration, your Committee amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to promote further discussion.  Your Committee also made technical nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2054, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2054, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONNA MERCADO KIM, Chair