STAND. COM. REP. NO.687

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: S.B. No. 1381

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. 1381, 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 appropriate $1,000,000 in emergency funds to the Hawaii State Public Library System to enhance the operating budget of the Kapolei Public Library for the current fiscal year.

Your Committee finds that an inadequate operating budget has prevented the Kapolei Public Library from opening its doors to the general public. This emergency appropriation will provide immediate funds for collection development, equipment, utility, and maintenance costs and will enable the Hawaii State Public Library System to open the Kapolei Public Library to the public in December 2003.

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. 1381, 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