STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3505

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    H.B. No. 2018

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 2018, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO GOVERNMENT PROCESSES AND SERVICES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to establish guidelines for the management of capital improvement projects.

 

     Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Accounting and General Services and the Office of the Auditor.

 

     Your Committee finds that there are great inconsistencies and a general lack of accountability in the management and construction of government capital improvement projects.  Pursuant to Act 177, Session Laws of Hawaii 2015, the Auditor was directed to review the process, efficiencies, and accountability of various departmental engineering sections that manage general fund capital improvement projects.  Your Committee further finds that the intent of this measure is to implement the Auditor's recommendations.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Clarifying that each department and agency that manages its own capital improvement projects shall provide orientation training for new engineering personnel hired during the interim between annual trainings conducted by the Comptroller; and

 

     (2)  Requiring the Department of Accounting and General Services to submit a status report on the implementation of practices required by this measure prior to the 2017 Regular Session.

 

     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. 2018, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2018, H.D. 1, S.D. 1.

 

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

 

 

 

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JILL N. TOKUDA, Chair