STAND. COM. REP. NO. 319

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.B. No. 1596

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committees on Intergovernmental and Military Affairs and Water, Land, Agriculture, and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 1596 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR NORTH KONA WATER SOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND STORAGE IMPROVEMENTS,"

 

beg leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to make an appropriation for a grant-in-aid to the County of Hawaii for water source development in Kona, Hawaii.

    

     Your Committees appropriated $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2007-2008 and the same sum for fiscal year 2008-2009.

 

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation; and the County of Hawaii.

 

     Your Committees find that there is a need for the development of new water sources and water storage improvements in North Kona, Hawaii.  This measure will help ensure that adequate water capacity exists for planned State affordable housing developments in West Hawaii.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Intergovernmental and Military Affairs and Water, Land, Agriculture, and Hawaiian Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1596 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Intergovernmental and Military Affairs and Water, Land, Agriculture, and Hawaiian Affairs,

 

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RUSSELL S. KOKUBUN, Chair

 

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LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair