STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1039

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

 

RE:   S.B. No. 1215

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources, to which was referred S.B. No. 1215, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to create a task force under the University of Hawaii Kapiolani Community College (KCC) to study the feasibility of transferring specified state land to KCC for the purpose of establishing a legacy center for the 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team.

 

     The Department of Land and Natural Resources supports the intent of this measure.  The 442nd Veterans Club commented on this bill.

 

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

 

     (1)  Including the Department of Defense and Hawaii National Guard as members of the task force; and

 

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

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1215, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1215, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources,

 

 

 

 

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JERRY L. CHANG, Chair