STAND. COM. REP. NO. 64

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 75
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental
Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 75 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL
     OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COUNTY OF
     KAUAI CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to authorize the issuance of
general obligation bonds for Kauai County capital improvement
projects.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the
Kauai County Council, Contractors Association of Kauai, Textron
Systems Kauai, and Poipu Beach Resort Association.  Oral
testimony in support of this measure was received from a member
of the Kauai County Council and the Kauai County Police
Department.

     Testimony indicated that some of the projects proposed in
this measure are necessary infrastructure improvements for Kauai
County, and, due to Kauai's weak economy, Kauai needs financial
assistance from the State to fund these improvements.  The
appropriations for the civic center, Kapaa Ballpark lighting, and
Hanapepe stadium sports complex are also important to Kauai's
economic growth.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by deleting all
specified dollar amounts and defers this determination to the

 
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Committee on Ways and Means.  Your Committee also made technical,
nonsubstantive amendments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs that is
attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the
intent and purpose of S.B. No. 75, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 75, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Transportation
                                   and Intergovernmental Affairs,



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                                   CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair

 
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