STAND. COM. REP. NO.802

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.B. No. 143

H.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 143, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE LEGISLATURE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to increase the per diem allowance of state legislators to:

(1) Two-thirds of the General Services Administration rate for Hawaii for in-state travel;

(2) Match the maximum travel per diem allowance set by the General Services Administration for travel to the continental United States; and

(3) Match the maximum travel per diem allowance for foreign areas pursuant to section 925, a supplement to the Department of State Standardized Regulations.

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. 143, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair