STAND. COM. REP. NO. 998

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: S.B. No. 1107

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Pandemic & Disaster Preparedness, to which was referred S.B. No. 1107, S.D. 2, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to establish the Hazard Mitigation Special Fund to give the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency the ability to monitor its own hazard mitigation projects.

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

Your Committee finds that the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency has nearly exhausted its funding to support the management and implementation of hazardous mitigation projects. There are various projects to mitigate situations that are deemed hazardous that require immediate action. 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 making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Pandemic & Disaster Preparedness that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1107, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1107, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Pandemic & Disaster Preparedness,

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LINDA ICHIYAMA, Chair