STAND. COM. REP. NO. 54-06

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: H.B. No. 2443

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2443 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COMPACT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to ensure the availability of emergency aid for the State during a disaster by ratifying and allowing Hawaii to become a member of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (Compact).

By entering into the Compact, Hawaii will join other states in providing mutual assistance in any emergency or disaster.

The Department of Defense testified in support of this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2443 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs,

 

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KEN ITO, Chair