STAND. COM. REP. NO. 58

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1359

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 1359 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FISCAL BIENNIUM 2019-2021 BUDGET REQUESTS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the expenditure of additional amounts for the operating budget of the Bureau of Conveyances within the Department of Land and Natural Resources for fiscal year (FY) 2019-2020 and FY 2020-2021. Specifically, this measure authorizes the Department to expend the following amounts:

FY 2019-2020	FY 2020-2021
$830,939	$1,330,939

These additional amounts are for the following purposes:

	FY 2020	FY 2021
(1)	$750,000	$750,000	To continue the digitalization, image enhancement and preservation of recorded documents, and to provide secure accessibility of those images for internal users and the public;
(2)		$500,000	To restore and preserve reference books, to upgrade the management system for the map collections, and to improve technology to better serve users of the Public Reference Room; and
(3)	$80,939	$80,939	To provide fringe benefit adjustments.

The funds authorized are to be expended from the Bureau of Conveyances Special Fund, which is primarily derived from recording fees.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources testified in support of this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1359 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair