STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1755_______

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: S.B. No. 1088
                                     S.D. 1
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which
was referred S.B. No. 1088, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ENFORCEMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to allow the Department of Land
and Natural Resources to sell or take action to cause the sale of
perishable natural resources that are seized.

     Testimony in support of this bill was received from the
Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR).

     Your Committee finds this bill will define procedures in
managing perishable natural resources.  Selling seized catches in
a timely manner at fair market value would reduce storage costs
to the state and prevent the waste of valuable consumable
resources.  Furthermore, the sale of these resources while still
fresh will yield the highest price, thus reducing damage claims
for loss of value during storage.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of S.B. No. 1088, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it
pass Third Reading.


 
 
 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Judiciary &
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,



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                                   PAUL T. OSHIRO, Chair