STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2177

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.C.R. No. 193

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 193 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A FOLLOW-UP STUDY TO ITS 2015 STUDY OF DEPARTMENTAL ENGINEERING SECTIONS THAT MANAGE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to request that the Auditor conduct a follow-up study to its 2015 study of departmental engineering sections that manage capital improvement projects.

Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Office of the Auditor.

Your Committee finds that many state capital improvement projects are burdened with issues related to design, implementation, and execution. Accordingly, your Committee believes that these capital improvement projects will benefit from improved processes and efficiencies.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Deleting language requesting that the Auditor include in its study a review of the implementation and effectiveness of the annual training conducted by the Comptroller; and

(2) Removing the Comptroller from the list of persons to whom a certified copy of the measure is to be transmitted.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 193, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 193, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair