STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3276

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    H.B. No. 2611

       S.D. 2

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 2611, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE CAPITOL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to establish a State Capitol Management Committee to oversee the financing and governance of the Hawaii State Capitol and its grounds and facilities.

     Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Accounting and General Services.

     Your Committee finds that the facilities and grounds of the State Capitol hold historic significance, and the democratic processes that take place at the State Capitol often necessitate extended access to and operation of the capitol building.  Your Committee believes that establishing a State Capitol Management Committee will ensure that the facilities and grounds of the State Capitol are secure, properly maintained, and operated in a manner that meets the needs and expectations of the general public.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Inserting an appropriation of an unspecified amount, to be expended by the Department of Accounting and General Services for the establishment and operation of the State Capitol Management Committee; and

     (2)  Making a technical nonsubstantive change for the purpose of clarity.

     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 H.B. No. 2611, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2611, S.D. 2.

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

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair