STAND. COM. REP. NO.683

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: S.B. No. 832

S.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 832, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to allow taxpayers to designate $2 from their income tax refund to support the Hawaii public library system.

Under this bill, moneys designated by taxpayers would be deposited into the libraries special fund.

Your Committee recognizes that the Hawaii public library system urgently requires funds to meet the rapidly changing and growing needs of library patrons and information technology. This measure provides an additional source of moneys for the public libraries, as well as a convenient way for taxpayers to make direct contributions to the public libraries.

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 S.B. No. 832, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair