STAND. COM. REP. NO.  844

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.B. No. 1505

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1505, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATE FACILITIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to address the State's significant backlog of deferred facility maintenance and promote new construction projects by establishing public-private partnerships through the State Facility Renovation Partnership Program.

     The Department of Accounting and General Services and a concerned individual supported this bill.  A concerned individual opposed this measure.  The Department of Budget and Finance offered comments.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2030, to promote 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. 1505, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1505, H.D. 2.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair