STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3415

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.R. No. 68
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.R.
No. 68 entitled:

     "SENATE RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII'S
     HAWAII UNDERSEA RESEARCH LABORATORY TO ENTER INTO A
     PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO OPERATE
     AN ADVANCED TETHERED VEHICLE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request the United States
Navy and the University of Hawaii to agree to transfer an
advanced tethered vehicle to the University of Hawaii's Hawaii
Undersea Research Laboratory.

     Your Committee finds that the United States Navy has a
surplus advanced tethered vehicle which the University of Hawaii
could utilize in undersea research.  Furthermore, the Pacific
Missile Range Facility on Kauai lacks the capability to operate
an advanced tethered vehicle for underwater acoustic range
maintenance and recovery efforts.

     Your Committee finds that an agreement between the United
States Navy and the University of Hawaii over the use of an
advanced tethered vehicle will serve the interests of both
national security and scientific progress.


 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committees on Ways and Means that is attached to this report,
your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No.
68, and recommends its adoption.

                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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