STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3188

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 3076

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2020

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 3076 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE BUILDING CODE COUNCIL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to establish and appropriate moneys for full-time State Building Code Council employees.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency; Hawaii State Energy Office; Hawaii State Fire Council; County of Kauai; Department of Public Works of the County of Hawaii; Maui Fire Department; Blue Planet Foundation; and Hawaii Laborer's Union, Local 368.

Your Committee finds that providing the State Building Code Council with full-time staff will facilitate the process of updating and adopting uniform building codes in the State.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the appropriation from $400,000 to an unspecified amount;

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion on the measure; and

(3) Making technical nonsubstantive changes for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3076, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3076, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair