STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1599
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2013
RE: S.B. No. 997
S.D. 2
H.D. 2
Honorable Joseph M. Souki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Seventh State Legislature
Regular Session of 2013
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 997, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC ARCHIVES,"
begs leave to report as follows:
(1) Clarifying the duties of the State Archivist;
(2) Establishing the State Archives Preservation and Long-term Access Special Fund;
(3) Establishing a state archives preservation fee of $1 for each document filed or registered by the public with a governmental entity and listed as permanent; and
(4) Requiring all fees collected by the State Archives be deposited into the State Archives Preservation and Long-term Access Special Fund.
The Department of Accounting and General Services testified in support of the measure.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Changing the $1 state archives preservation fee charged to an unspecified amount;
(2) Clarifying that the State Archivist may adopt rules to effectuate administration of the archives, records management, and digital archives programs and facilities; and
(3) 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 S.B. No. 997, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 997, S.D. 2, H.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Chair |
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