STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1015

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 1163

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 1163 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CIVIL AIR PATROL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to appropriate moneys for the operational expenses of the Hawaii Wing of the Civil Air Patrol.

Your Committee received written comments on this measure from the Department of the Attorney General.

Your Committee finds that the appropriation made by this measure will help civilian auxiliary aviation operations provide flight operations and training in support of state and county civil defense agencies.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Clarifying that the appropriation is for civilian auxiliary aviation operations of the type performed by the Civil Air Patrol, including search and rescue, damage assessments, aerial photography of impacted areas, alerts and notifications, and transportation of supplies, as recommended in written comments from the Department of the Attorney General;

(2) Changing the amount of the appropriation from $150,000 to an unspecified sum;

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

(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments 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. 1163, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1163, 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