STAND. COM. REP. NO. 953

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.B. No. 1650

S.D. 2

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 1650, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to reimburse members of the Hawaii National Guard who incur air travel expenses for travel from the member's residence in the State for drills, exercises, or other official duties. This measure further makes an appropriation for the reimbursements.

Your Committee finds that in today's world, particularly with hostilities in Iraq and Afghanistan, members of the Hawaii National Guard are taking on greater responsibilities for national security. Your Committee believes that in these circumstances, it is equitable to reimburse these travel expenses incurred by members of the Hawaii National Guard.

Your Committee has amended this measure by leaving the amount of the appropriation unspecified to facilitate further discussion on this matter.

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. 1650, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1650, S.D. 2.

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

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair