STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3123

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 3335

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 3335 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE CIVIL AIR PATROL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to appropriate moneys for the Department of Defense to fund the operational expenses of the Hawaii Wing of the Civil Air Patrol.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Civil Air Patrol, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, Hawaii Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, Kauai Squadron of the Hawaii Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, Kahului Squadron of the Hawaii Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, Maui Squadron of the Hawaii Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, Wheeler Composite Squadron of the Hawaii Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, The Maritime Group, and five individuals.

Your Committee received written comments on this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance.

Your Committee finds that providing funding for the operational expenses of the Hawaii Wing of the Civil Air Patrol will help to ensure that it has the resources needed to support its response and recovery efforts during and after a disaster.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the appropriation from $150,000 to an unspecified amount; and

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

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. 3335, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3335, 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