STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1563-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   S.B. No. 3039

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 3039, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to assist in the enforcement of Hawaii's wage and hour law on public construction projects by:

     (1)  Establishing the Wage and Hour for Public Works Projects Special Fund to fund enforcement of wage and hour laws for public works projects;

     (2)  Requiring state departments, with the exception of the Department of Transportation Airports Division, to transfer a percentage of capital improvement project appropriations to the special fund; and

     (3)  Establishing two additional labor law enforcement specialist IV positions within the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.

The Hawaii Iron Workers Stabilization Fund; Hawaii Laborers' Union; Hawaii Operating Engineers Industry Stabilization Fund; Pacific Resource Partnership; Hawaii Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO; and the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Transportation testified in opposition of this measure.  The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations; Department of Accounting and General Services; and General Contractors Association of Hawaii commented on this measure.

     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 S.B. No. 3039, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair