STAND. COM. REP. NO.  234

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

 

RE:   H.B. No. 781

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Tourism & Culture, to which was referred H.B. No. 781 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE WORKS OF ART SPECIAL FUND,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to promote arts and culture in Hawaii by allowing up to 50 percent of funds in the Works of Art Special Fund (Special Fund) to be used for capital improvement projects (CIP), the purchase of facilities, and the repair and maintenance of facilities dedicated to the arts and culture.  In addition, this bill removes CIP appropriations that are designed for renovation of state buildings from the Special Fund's one percent transfer requirement.

 

     The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts opposed this measure.

 

     Your Committee believes that this measure will provide additional CIP-related options for the use of Special Fund monies.  In addition, concerns were raised during the public hearing regarding the current situation where CIP monies transferred into the Special Fund are used for operating expenses such as staff salaries. 

 

     Accordingly, your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2025, to encourage further discussion; and

 

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Tourism & Culture that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 781, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 781, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Tourism & Culture,

 

 

 

 

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair