STAND. COM. REP. NO. 335-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2426
                                     H.D. 1
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ocean Recreation and Marine Resources, to
which was referred H.B. No. 2426 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to clarify the provisions of the
Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Act (Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised
Statutes). Among other things, this bill:

     (1)  Makes clear that it is only the lead agency that is
          responsible for maintaining a public advisory body, and
          that the body is advisory to the lead agency and to the
          CZM Program;

     (2)  Repeals the marine and coastal zone management advisory
          group;

     (3)  Establishes the State Coastal Zone Special Fund to
          allow the Program to retain fees, fines, and moneys
          directed to the Program by non-state sources;

     (4)  Clarifies exempt activities under the definition of
          "development";

     (5)  Increases the cost threshold for development permits;


 
 
 
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     (6)  Increases the penalties relating to special management
          areas and shoreline setbacks; and

     (7)  Clarifies the policies to make them consistent with the
          practical intent and purpose of CZM.

     The County of Hawaii Planning Department, the County of Maui
Department of Planning, and the Office of Planning (OP) testified
in support of this bill.  The Land Use Research Foundation of
Hawaii supported this bill with reservations. 

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Specifying the composition and duties of the new public
          advisory body; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for purposes
          of consistency.

     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 is in accord with the
intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2426, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached
hereto as H.B. No. 2426, H.D. 1, and 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