STAND. COM. REP. NO.512-02

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: H.B. No. 2536

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

 

 

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2536 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SECTION 17 OF ACT 85, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 1999,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill to allow the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to continue to transfer certain management and jurisdictional directives relating to aquatic resources from specific statutes to administrative rules by deleting the sunset provision in the enabling act, section 17 of Act 85, Session Laws of Hawaii 1999.

The DLNR and Hawaii Audubon Society submitted testimony in support of this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2536 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair