STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1041_______

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.B. No. 1593
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No.
1593 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
     CODE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to improve the efficiency of the
county departments of water supply by designating the heads of
the county boards of water supply as the chief procurement
officers.

     The Maui County Department of Water Supply and Kauai County
Department of Water testified in support of this measure.  The
State Procurement Office commented on this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical,
nonsubstantive amendments for clarity and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
1593, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third
Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1593, H.D. 1.


 
 
 
 
 
 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Finance,



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair