STAND. COM. REP. NO.  821

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 144

      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 Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 144 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE MITIGATION OF HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS STATEWIDE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to extend the lapse date for the mitigating of hazardous situations appropriation from June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2019.

The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency supported this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Removing the lapse extension and allowing the remaining balance to lapse to the general fund on June 30, 2017;

     (2)  Reauthorizing an unspecified amount that is scheduled to lapse by general fund appropriation;

     (3)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2030, to encourage further discussion; and

     (4)  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 H.B. No. 144, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 144, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair