STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1390

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 181

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 181 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO COMPLETE A STUDY ON POSSIBLE REVENUE GENERATING ACTIVITIES AT SAND ISLAND,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to pursue new and innovative means of generating revenue for the State by requesting that the Legislative Reference Bureau complete a study on possible revenue generating activities on state-owned park lands located at Sand Island.

 

     Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Legislative Reference Bureau.

 

     Your Committee notes that the Legislative Reference Bureau does not have the capacity to adequately complete a study as requested by this measure.  Further, serious institutional and contractual barriers to commercial activities as contemplated by this measure exist.  Therefore, your Committee has amended this measure by substituting new language that:

 

     (1)  Amends its title to reflect the amended content;


 

     (2)  Requests that the Department of Land and Natural Resources submit a report to the Legislature on current and potential revenue generating activities on state-owned land at Sand Island;

 

     (3)  Specifies the content of the requested report; and

 

     (4)  Makes technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

 

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 181, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 181, H.D. 1.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water & Land,

 

 

 

 

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CINDY EVANS, Chair