STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2629
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.B. No. 3112
S.D. 1
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Twenty-Eighth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2016
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 3112 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VIETNAM WAR COMMEMORATION,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to appropriate moneys for programs, ceremonies, and activities commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the Vietnam War.
Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Defense, Office of Veterans' Services, 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War Commemoration Committee, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, and one individual.
Your Committee finds that the Vietnam War must never be forgotten. It is important to honor the sacrifices of the men and women who served, as well as remember the suffering and loss of life of all persons who were involved.
Your Committee notes that it is considering consolidating the funding for anniversary events such as the anniversaries of the Vietnam War and Pearl Harbor Attack under the Department of Defense's allocation in the state budget. There is also a grant-in-aid request before the Legislature for $437,000. Your Committee requests that the Administration indicate its preference for a funding mechanism for these events.
Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the amount appropriated to an unspecified sum to facilitate further discussion.
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 S.B. No. 3112, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3112, S.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,
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________________________________ JILL N. TOKUDA, Chair |
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