STAND. COM. REP. NO.  871-08

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

 

RE:   H.B. No. 3259

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 3259 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE ALA WAI WATERSHED,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to protect and preserve the environment in the Ala Wai Watershed by:

 

     (1)  Requiring the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to conduct a study to evaluate the options, policy foundations, and technical assessments on the use of land trusts to address the flooding, pollution, and ecosystem degradation of the rivers and streams within the Ala Wai watershed; and

 

     (2)  Appropriating funds for this study.

 

     DLNR commented on this bill.

 

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

 

     (1)  Changing the appropriation for the study to an                 unspecified amount;

 

     (2)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2020, to                    encourage further discussion;

 

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

 

     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 H.B. No. 3259, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 3259, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair