STAND. COM. REP. NO.  848

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.B. No. 270

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. 270 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE COUNTIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to provide savings in manpower, time, and costs to the counties and requestors of easements by eliminating the public auction requirement in the disposition of easements on county property.

     The Department of Budget and Fiscal Services of the City and County of Honolulu; Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.; Hawaii Electric Light Company; and Maui Electric Company testified in support of this bill.

     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. 270 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair