STAND. COM. REP. NO.1075

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: S.B. No. 1164

S.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water and Land Use, to which was referred S.B. No. 1164, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE FOREST STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to use the Forest Stewardship Fund to provide administrative support for the Forest Stewardship Program.

DLNR and the Nature Conservancy testified in support of this measure. The Environmental Center of the University of Hawaii submitted comments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water and Land Use that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1164, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water and Land Use,

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EZRA KANOHO, Chair