STAND. COM. REP. NO. 318-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 1835

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.B. No. 1835 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to establish a Distribution Management Advisory Board within the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to develop and advise on the statewide distribution management plan.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency; Maui Chamber of Commerce; and eight individuals.

Your Committee finds that prioritizing an efficient and transparent distribution management system is a critical aspect of the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency's operations during emergency situations. This measure will ensure that critical resources are efficiently allocated during times of crisis.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 3000, to encourage further discussion; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1835, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1835, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water & Land,

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LINDA ICHIYAMA, Chair