STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3042

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    H.B. No. 2164

       H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committees on Health and Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 2164, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE CANCER RESEARCH SPECIAL FUND,"

 

beg leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to expand available revenue sources to support the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii and to authorize the Cancer Research Special Fund to be used for capital improvements.

 

     Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the University of Hawaii System.  The Tax Foundation of Hawaii submitted comments on this measure.

 

     Your Committees find that an increasing number of cancer patients have amplified the need for expanded cancer research in Hawaii.  The Cancer Research Center's primary source of revenue continues to be the cigarette tax.  Additional revenue sources provided in this measure are necessary to ensure that the Center will be adequately funded.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Health and Education that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2164, H.D. 1, 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 Health and Education,

 

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair

 

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair