STAND. COM. REP. NO.  795-08

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2828

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2828 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE SUPER SUCKER,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to address the problem of alien algae that threaten the fragile reef ecosystem by appropriating funds for:

 

     (1)  The full-time operation of the Super Sucker in Kaneohe Bay on Oahu; and

 

     (2)  The acquisition of a portable Junior Super Sucker for use in remote locations such as Maunalua Bay on Oahu, Hilo Bay on Hawaii, and North Kihei on Maui.

 

     The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii, Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species, and several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  The Department of Land and Natural Resources offered comments.

 

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

 

     (1)  Changing to an unspecified amount the appropriation of funds for the full-time operation of the Super Sucker;

 

     (2)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2020, to encourage further discussion; and

 

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     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. 2828, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2828, H.D. 1.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair