STAND. COM. REP. NO. 344

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 990

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. 990 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to clarify:

(1) The organizations and activities that the Department of Defense may rent their facilities to; and

(2) That the Department of Defense may retain revenues collected to cover the cost of utilities, supplies, personnel, and wear-and-tear associated with the lending out of its facilities and that any net proceeds collected associated with the lending out of its facilities will be returned to the general fund, with required amounts returned to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

The Department of Defense supported this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion on this measure; 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. 990, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 990, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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GREGG TAKAYAMA, Chair