STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1084-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.B. No. 2512

S.D. 2

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 S.B. No. 2512, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT POWERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to establish notice and reporting requirements for the transfer of certain contributions and grants received by the Governor through the exercising of emergency management powers.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from one individual. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance.

Your Committee finds that the requirements established in this measure will increase government transparency.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 3000, to encourage further discussion.

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 S.B. No. 2512, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2512, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs.

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

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LINDA ICHIYAMA, Chair