STAND. COM. REP. NO.  454

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

 

RE:   H.B. No. 166

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Economic Development & Business, to which was referred H.B. No. 166, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PROCUREMENT,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to require that at least three percent of the twenty percent set-aside for small businesses under the Procurement Code be awarded to veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses in addition to any other preferences provided under the Procurement Code.

 

     The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii and National Association for Uniformed Services testified in support of this measure.  The State Procurement Office, State Office of Veterans Services, and General Contractors Association of Hawaii submitted comments.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by leaving the percent of the State's annual purchasing expenditure for veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses out of the twenty percent set-aside for small businesses unspecified.  Technical, nonsubstantive amendments were also made for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development & Business that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 166, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 166, H.D. 2.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development & Business,

 

 

 

 

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CLIFT TSUJI, Chair