STAND. COM. REP. NO. 995

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 1179
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Economic Development, to which was
referred H.B. No. 1179 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL MARINE LICENSES,"

begs leave to report as follows:
     
     The purpose of this measure is to remove unnecessary or
obsolete language and to clarify or correct statutory language
regarding the commercial marine license and the associated
reporting requirement.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) and
BOATS/Hawaii, Inc.

     Your Committee finds that DLNR will begin this year to
revise the commercial marine license and the reports, and this
measure will give the department greater flexibility to make
changes in administrative rules.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Economic Development that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of H.B. No. 1179 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and
be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.


 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Economic
                                   Development,



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                                   LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair

 
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