STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2851

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2512

S.D. 2

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Ways and Means and Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 2512, S.D. 1, entitled:

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

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to establish notice and reporting requirements for the transfer of certain contributions and grants received by the Governor through the exercising of emergency management powers.

Your Committees received written comments in support of this measure from one individual.

Your Committees received written comments in opposition to this measure from the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency.

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

Your Committees find that establishing notice and reporting requirements for the Governor's transfer of contributions and grants received through the exercising of emergency management powers will help to improve government transparency.

Your Committees have amended this measure by making technical nonsubstantive changes for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Ways and Means and Judiciary that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2512, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2512, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Ways and Means and Judiciary,

________________________________ KARL RHOADS, Chair

________________________________ DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair