STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1655-06

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: S.B. No. 2357

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2357, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SECTION 13 OF ACT 380, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 1997,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to promote environmental conservation, including the protection of endangered species, by extending to July 1, 2012, the sunset date for the approval or issuance of new safe harbor agreements, habitat conservation plans, or incidental take licenses.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of Transportation, University of Hawaii, Hawaii Agriculture Research Center, The Nature Conservancy, and Hawaii Farm Bureau testified in support of this bill. The Hawaii Forest Industry Association supported this measure with amendments.

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 S.B. No. 2357, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

 

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DWIGHT TAKAMINE, Chair