STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1772-24

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2024

 

RE:   S.B. No. 2512

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2512, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT POWERS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to establish notice and reporting requirements for the expenditure or use of public resources by the Governor, pursuant to the Governor's emergency management powers.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency.  Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2512, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

 

 

 

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair