STAND. COM. REP. NO.  259

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

 

RE:   H.B. No. 494

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts, to which was referred H.B. No. 494 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO URBAN ART,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to enrich the State's communities and take a positive step toward the reduction of graffiti by expanding opportunities appropriate for this type of creative social expression.  Among other things, this bill:

 

     (1)  Provides legitimate, state-owned venues for urban art by establishing a pilot program under the direction of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts for the creation of urban art on State-owned property;

 

     (2)  Requires the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to consult with the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Historic Hawaii Foundation, and any other appropriate stakeholders to review the creation of urban art under the pilot program to ensure that the art does not negatively impact historic property; and

 

     (3)  Requires the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to  report to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2016 on the status of the pilot program, its findings and recommendations regarding continuation of the program on a permanent basis, and recommendations to reduce illicit graffiti.

 

     The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Transportation and Medicine Buddhas and Bodhisattvas testified in support of the intent of this bill.

 

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

 

     (1)  Requiring the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to consult with the Department of Accounting and General Services, Department of Transportation, Department of Land and Natural Resources, State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources, and any other stakeholders deemed appropriate by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, when establishing procedures for the pilot program;

 

     (2)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and

 

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 494, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 494, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts,

 

 

 

 

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K. MARK TAKAI, Chair