STAND. COM. REP. NO.  830

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 1541

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1541 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE ALLOWANCE FOR EXPENSES WHILE TRAVELING WITHIN THE STATE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to amend the legislative allowance for an Oahu legislator to be equal to the federal Department of Defense flat rate per diem amount for temporary duty assignments of the applicable duration for the locality in which the member is required to be present.

     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. 1541 and recommends that it pass Second Reading 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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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair