STAND

 

STAND. COM. REP. NO. 938-04

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: S.B. No. 2280

S.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 Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2280, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A LOCAL FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM FOR LAKE WILSON,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to improve flood disaster preparedness by appropriating funds, to be matched by federal funds, for a flood warning system at Lake Wilson, which will:

(1) Cost of $100,000 to purchase and install; and

(2) Be operated and maintained at a yearly cost of $50,000.

Your Committee finds that the flood warning system will provide officials with advance information that can be translated into response actions to save lives. The warning system will also provide increased community awareness of the threat of floods and improved public responses to flood warnings.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources supported the intent of this measure, but opposed the bill due to budgetary concerns.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2280, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs,

 

		____________________________ EZRA R. KANOHO, Chair