STAND. COM. REP. NO. 202

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                   

 

RE:     S.B. No. 699

        S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Government Operations, to which was referred S.B. No. 699 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATE CAPITOL TOURS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to require the Lieutenant Governor to administer and facilitate a Hawaii State Capitol Tours Program.

 

     Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Office of the Lieutenant Governor.

 

     Your Committee finds that a way of sharing aloha is to offer tours of the Hawaii State Capitol where individuals can learn about the building's history, unique features, and other nearby points of interest.

 

     Additionally, your Committee has had an opportunity to discuss this measure with the Lieutenant Governor and interested stakeholders, and the consensus is that the Legislative Reference Bureau's Public Access Room is adept and has experience interacting with the public, visiting groups, and the Division of State Parks.  To ensure the most efficient provision of public service, your Committee finds that the Public Access Room is the best option to conduct and host the State Capitol tours.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Appropriating an unspecified amount for one full-time equivalent position within the Legislative Reference Bureau's Public Access Room;

 

     (2)  Inserting an effective date of July 1, 2112, to encourage further discussion; and

 

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purpose of clarity and consistency.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Government Operations that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 699, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 699, S.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Government Operations,

 

 

 

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ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Chair