STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1951

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: S.C.R. No. 43
                                     S.D. 1
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ocean Recreation and Marine Resources, to
which was referred S.C.R. No. 43, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT
     FOR PROPOSED ARTIFICIAL REEF AND DERELICT WRECK PLACEMENT ON
     THE VOYAGER SUBMARINES, HAWAII DIVE SITE, OAHU, HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to authorize
the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to issue a
non-exclusive easement to Voyager Submarines Hawaii, Inc.
(Voyager) for the use of state-owned submerged lands.

     The issuance of a non-exclusive easement will allow Voyager
to sink two specially prepared derelict vessels, thereby creating
an artificial reef which can be viewed by Voyager's submarine
passengers.

     Your Committee received testimony in favor of this
concurrent resolution from the Department of Business, Economic
Development, and Tourism, DLNR, BOATS/Hawaii Inc., and Atlantis
Adventures.

     Your Committee finds that Voyager has met all requirements
needed for issuance of a non-exclusive easement and recommends
its authorization.


 
 
 
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     Your Committee further finds that the non-exclusive use of
the installed artificial reef will benefit several potential
users, such as fishers and divers.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ocean Recreation and Marine Resources that is
attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent
and purpose of S.C.R. No. 43, S.D. 1, and recommends that it be
referred to the Committee on Finance.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Ocean Recreation
                                   and Marine Resources,



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                                   Roy M. Takumi, Chair