STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1116
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2011
RE: S.B. No. 1311
S.D. 2
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Sixth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2011
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources and Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred S.B. No. 1311, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FEES FOR HABITAT CONSERVATION PLANS,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to:
(1) Collect fees to cover the technical assistance program costs associated with assisting landowners in the development, review, and monitoring of habitat conservation plans; and
(2) Adopt rules for establishing the fees.
Earthjustice and the Hawai‘i Forest Industry Association testified in support of this bill. DLNR and the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism testified in support of the intent of this measure.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources and Energy & Environmental Protection that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1311, S.D. 2, and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources and Energy & Environmental Protection,
____________________________ DENNY COFFMAN, Acting Chair |
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____________________________ JERRY L. CHANG, Chair |
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