CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.61-02

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: S.B. No. 2613

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2613, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FISHING RIGHTS AND REGULATIONS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to prohibit shark feeding as part of a commercial activity. Your Committee has agreed that this measure is to insure public safety in near shore waters by banning commercial shark feeding operations that may aggravate the problem of aggressive shark behavior towards swimmers and surfers.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date from July 1, 2050, to July 1, 2002.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2613, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2613, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

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EZRA KANOHO, Co-Chair

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ROD TAM, Chair

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LEI AHU ISA, Co-Chair

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LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Co-Chair

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BRIAN KANNO, Co-Chair