STAND. COM. REP. NO. 807

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 1469

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. 1469 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE FIRST RESPONDERS TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS AND CYBERSECURITY DATA CENTER,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to appropriate moneys to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation for the development of the first responders technology campus and cybersecurity data center.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Accounting and General Services, Department of Defense, Department of Law Enforcement, Hawaii Community Development Authority, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, Office of Enterprise Technology Services, Honua Consulting, and three individuals.

Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from 350Hawaii, Kauai Women's Caucus, Malama Kauai, Our Revolution Hawaii, and numerous individuals.

Your Committee received comments on this measure from one individual.

Your Committee finds that the development of a first responders technology campus and cybersecurity data center in central Oahu, outside of the inundation zone, will ensure that the critical infrastructure and data systems needed for state and county first responders are not impacted by sea level rise.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion on the measure.

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. 1469, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1469, S.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

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

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair