STAND. COM. REP. NO.  779-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.B. No. 2051

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2051, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE BUILDING CODE COUNCIL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to support the operations and duties of the State Building Code Council.

The State Building Code Council, Hawaii State Fire Council, Maui Fire Department, Honolulu Fire Department, Land Use Research Foundation of Hawaii, General Contractors Association of Hawaii, American Council of Engineering Companies of Hawaii, American Public Works Association Hawaii Chapter, and American Institute of Architects provided testimony in support of this measure.  The Department of Accounting and General Services and Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism provided comments.

     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. 2051, 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