STAND. COM. REP. NO. 866-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 1974

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1974, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to protect public health and safety and support Hawaii's firefighters by transferring funds from the Natural Area Reserve Fund to the Firefighter's Contingency Fund to be expended to upgrade firefighting equipment to be used jointly by the State and the counties.

The Hawaii State Fire Council, Honolulu Fire Department, Maui County Department of Fire and Public Safety, County of Hawaii Fire Department, Kaua‘i Fire Department, The Nature Conservancy of Hawai‘i, and a concerned individual supported this measure. The Department of Land and Natural Resources 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. 1974, 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