STAND. COM. REP. NO. 727

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                

 

RE:    S.B. No. 1003

       S.D. 2

 

 

 

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 S.B. No. 1003, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INNOVATIVE PROJECT DELIVERY GUIDELINES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to establish the Innovative Project Delivery Guidelines Task Force.

 

More specifically, this measure:

 

(1)  Establishes the Innovative Project Delivery Guidelines Task Force within the Department of Accounting and General Services;

 

(2)  Requires the Task Force to submit innovative project delivery guidelines recommendations to the Legislature;

 

(3)  Requires the Department of Accounting and General Services to adopt rules based on the Task Force's recommendations; and

 

(4)  Appropriates moneys to the Department of Accounting and General Services.

 

     Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from BIA Hawaii, Land Use Research Foundation of Hawaii, Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, and Ulupono Initiative.

 

     Your Committee received written comments on this measure from the State Procurement Office.

 

     Your Committee finds that the State would benefit from the research and development of institutional framework and tools to support state agencies in identifying, implementing, and overseeing innovative project delivery arrangements.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

(1)  Changing the appropriation from $200,000 to an unspecified amount;

 

(2)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion on the measure; and

 

(3)  Making technical nonsubstantive changes for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1003, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1003, S.D. 2.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair