STAND. COM. REP. NO. 944-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: S.B. No. 2911
                                     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 S.B. No. 2911 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE BOATING SPECIAL FUND,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to clarify that the assessment
from the Boating Special Fund due to the General Fund for central
services expenses shall be limited to five percent of revenues
net of debt services.

     This bill will provide the same criteria for assessment of
the five percent of Boating Special Fund revenues for
contribution to central services expenses that was in effect
while the Boating Program was organized as a branch of the
Harbors Division of the Department of Transportation.  The
Boating Special Fund is currently being assessed not only the
full amount of annual debt service, but also the five percent of
this amount before the debt service is paid.

     The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), the
Hawaii Government Employees Association, and the Hawaii Boaters
Political Action Association testified in support of this bill. 

     This bill was amended by making technical, nonsubstantive
amendments for the purpose of consistency.


 
 
 
 
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     Your Committee finds that this bill will enable the DLNR to
plan and prioritize the use of projected revenues to meet the
requirement of its customers.

     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 S.B. No. 2911, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 2911, 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