STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1240

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: S.B. No. 1469

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred S.B. No. 1469, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE FIRST RESPONDERS TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS AND CYBERSECURITY DATA CENTER,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for the development of the First Responders Technology Campus and Cybersecurity Data Center on TMK 9-5-002-057.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Law Enforcement, Department of Transportation, Department of Defense, Hawai‘i Office of Homeland Security, Office of Enterprise Technology Services, Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency, Hawai‘i Community Development Authority, Hawai‘i Technology Development Corporation, Colliers, and three individuals. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from Environmental Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, Our Revolution Hawaii, Kanehili Cultural Hui, 350 Hawaii, and eighteen individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Honolulu Police Department and one individual.

Your Committee finds that existing facilities are vulnerable to natural disasters and no longer meet the needs of our first responders. The ability to provide consistent uniform training for first responders will ensure that every county is staffed with well-trained personnel. This measure proposes to enhance emergency preparedness and resiliency by co-locating emergency response agencies for coordinated event, emergency, or disaster response efforts.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the appropriation to an unspecified amount;

(2) Changing the effective date to June 30, 3000, to encourage further discussion; and

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

Your Committee respectfully requests your Committee on Finance, should it deliberate on this measure, to consider an appropriation amount of $50,000,000.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1469, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1469, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Higher Education & Technology.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water & Land,

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LINDA ICHIYAMA, Chair