STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1103

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    H.B. No. 383

 

 

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 383 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE LEGISLATIVE FEDERAL ECONOMIC STIMULUS PROGRAM OVERSIGHT COMMISSION,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to extend the date on which the Legislative Federal Economic Stimulus Program Oversight Commission is terminated from June 30, 2011, to December 31, 2011.

 

     Your Committee received comments in support of this measure from Kate Stanley, Chair, Legislative Federal Economic Stimulus Program Oversight Commission.

 

     Your Committee finds that this measure will allow the Legislative Federal Economic Stimulus Program Oversight Commission to continue to meet the requirements of Act 150, Session Laws of Hawaii 2009, which established the Commission to ensure transparency and accountability for programs, services, and benefits of funds allocated to the State by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.  Additional time would permit the Commission to more effectively exercise oversight of the federal economic stimulus program funds and implementation of program expenditures.

 

     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 H.B. No. 383, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

 

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

 

 

 

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair