STAND. COM. REP. NO. 201

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 834

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Public Safety, Veterans, & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 834 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC REAL PROPERTY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require the Department of Public Safety to establish a temporary sheriff patrol program and the Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness to establish a program contracting private security for the enforcement of laws and rules prohibiting trespassing, camping, or being present after closing hours on certain state real property.

A concerned individual supported this measure. The Department of Public Safety opposed this measure. The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of the Attorney General, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness offered comments.

Your Committee notes that several Executive Branch agencies and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs expressed concerns about this measure. However, your Committee believes that this measure deserves consideration and further discussion as it moves through the legislative process.

Should the Committee on Finance deliberate this measure further, your Committee on Public Safety, Veterans & Military Affairs respectfully requests that it consider appropriating $500,000 for fiscal years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 to the Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness for the operation of the private security program from July 1, 2019, until June 30, 2021.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Deleting the appropriation amount of $500,000 for fiscal years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 to the Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness for the operation of the private security program from July 1, 2019, until June 30, 2021; 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 Public Safety, Veterans, & Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 834, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 834, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety, Veterans, & Military Affairs,

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GREGG TAKAYAMA, Chair