STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2438

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2885

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2020

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2885 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to establish and appropriate funds from the hazard mitigation special fund.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, Hawaii State Energy Office, and Department of Emergency Management of the City and County of Honolulu.

Your Committee finds that the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency has nearly exhausted its funding to support the management and implementation of hazardous mitigation projects. Existing law authorizes the Governor, under certain circumstances, to designate state employees, agents, contractors, or representatives to enter private property at reasonable times to mitigate situations that are deemed hazardous by the Governor. However, these necessary projects will not be possible without proper funding. This measure will ensure the continuation of hazardous mitigation projects and expand the program by establishing the hazard mitigation special fund.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2020; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2885, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2885, S.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs,

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CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Chair