STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1284-14

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 120

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 120 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON THE STATUS OF EACH MARINE LIFE CONSERVATION DISTRICT,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Land and Natural Resources to submit a report to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2015 on the status of each marine life conservation district in the State, including:

 

(1)  An evaluation of whether the marine life conservation program is achieving its intended purpose, both as a whole and with respect to each marine life conservation district;

 

(2)  A determination of whether any of the marine life conservation districts should be modified, and if so, how; and

 

     (3)  An explanation of why past reports regarding the marine life conservation districts have not been submitted to the Legislature.

 

     The Department of Land and Natural Resources, The Nature Conservancy, and an individual provided testimony in support of this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 120 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs,

 

 

 

 

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FAYE P. HANOHANO, Chair