STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1238-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.R. No. 70
                                     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 Public Safety and Military Affairs, to
which was referred H.R. No. 70 entitled: 

     "HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO RELOCATE
     FROM THE ISLAND OF VIEQUES, PUERTO RICO AND RETURN THE LAND
     TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF VIEQUES FOR CIVILIAN USES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to urge the US Navy to
relocate from the island of Vieques, return the land to the
Municipality of Vieques for civilian uses, make reparations for
the destruction of the environment and to assist in social and
economic development of the people of Vieques.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from Life of the Land, HPACH, American Friends Service Committee,
and Nancy Aleck.  Your Committee received testimony in opposition
to this measure from the International Federation Professional &
Technical Engineers.

     Your Committee has amended this resolution by including the
Governor of Puerto Rico, the Senate President of Puerto Rico,
Speaker of the House of Puerto Rico and the Mayor of the
Municipality of Vieques in the list of parties to receive a
certified copy of the resolution.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs that is attached
to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and

 
 
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purpose of H.R. No. 70, as amended herein, and recommends that it
be referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs,
in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 70, H.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Public Safety and
                                   Military Affairs,



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                                   NESTOR R. GARCIA, Chair