STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1-04
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2004
RE: H.B. No. 2585
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2004
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2585 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE LEGISLATURE, THE LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR, THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU, AND THE OMBUDSMAN,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to authorize funds for the expenses of the Legislature and the legislative support agencies.
The Office of the Legislative Auditor, the Legislative Reference Bureau, the State Ethics Commission, and the Office of the Ombudsman testified in support of this measure. The Department of Accounting and General Services submitted comments.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Inserting the appropriation amounts for the Legislature and the legislative agencies; and
(2) Providing funding for the Office of the Legislative Auditor to complete:
(A) The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report; and
(B) The financial statement and single audits of:
(i) The Department of Human Services, excluding the Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii;
(ii) The Department of Health;
(iii) The Department of Education; and
(iv) The Department of Transportation (DOT), specifically:
(a) The administration of DOT;
(b) The Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization; and
(c) The Airports, Harbors, and Highways divisions.
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 H.B. No. 2585, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2585, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair |
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