STAND. COM. REP. NO. 701

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 1256
                                        S.D. 2




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B.
No. 1256, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AN INTERISLAND FERRY SYSTEM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to provide an appropriation to
match federal funds for an interisland ferry system between Maui
and Molokai.

     Your Committee finds that inasmuch as a ferry system would
add greatly to the transportation services of the Maui and
Molokai communities, a prudent appropriation of funds can only be
made after a thorough assessment of the State's finances is
conducted.  Therefore, your Committee has deleted the
appropriation amount to allow for such assessment and to provide
for further discussion on this 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.
1256, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1256,
S.D. 2.


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



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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