STAND. COM. REP. NO.  254

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 1197

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety, to which was referred H.B. No. 1197 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to enhance public safety by appropriating funds to provide emergency, seven-day provisions of food and water to state and county firefighters while they serve at fire stations; provided that the county provides matching funds for provisions for its firefighters.

The Hawaii State Fire Council, Honolulu Fire Department, Kauai Fire Department, Hawaii Fire Fighters Association, and a concerned individual supported this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2099, to promote further discussion and making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1197, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1197, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety,

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GREGG TAKAYAMA, Chair