STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1586

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   S.B. No. 719

      S.D. 1

      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 S.B. No. 719, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DEFERRED MAINTENANCE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to establish a strategy to adequately maintain the State's buildings, facilities, and other improvements.

     Specifically, this measure addresses the State's deferred maintenance backlog by:

     (1)  Requiring the Governor to:

          (A)  Prepare a deferred maintenance plan to gradually eliminate the deferred maintenance costs of state-owned buildings, facilities, and other improvements; and

          (B)  Submit an initial plan to the Legislature for the fiscal biennium 2019-2021 and prepare annual updates thereafter; and

     (2)  Imposing the same requirements on the Chief Justice for buildings, facilities, and other improvements owned by the Judiciary.

One concerned individual supported this measure.  The Judiciary, Department of Budget and Finance, and Department of Accounting and General Services provided comments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Removing the preamble; and

     (2)  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 S.B. No. 719, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 719, S.D. 1, 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