CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 7

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 1999

                            RE:   S.B. No. 1091
                                  S.D. 1
                                  H.D. 2
                                  C.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives
in S.B. No. 1091, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:  

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AQUATIC RESOURCES," 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to
recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final
passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to authorize the Department
of Land and Natural Resources to adopt administrative rules
relating to aquatic resource regulations that specify bag limits,
sales restrictions, seasons, and regulation on fishing gear.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure to
repeal the Act as of June 30, 2002.

     Your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent
and purpose of S.B. No. 1091, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein,
and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 1091, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

 
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                                   Respectfully submitted,

MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE        MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE
            HOUSE                             SENATE
                                   
                                   
                                   
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ROY M. TAKUMI, Co-Chair            LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Co-Chair         AVERY B. CHUMBLEY, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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BRAIN SCHATZ, Co-Chair             JAN YAGI BUEN, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
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NESTOR R. GARCIA, Member           LES IHARA, JR., Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
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BARBARA MARUMOTO, Member           SAM SLOM, Member

 
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