STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3125

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 60
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Economic Development, to which was
referred S.C.R. No. 60 entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF
     LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF
     ESTABLISHING, ASSESSING, AND COLLECTING USER FEES TO OFFSET
     THE COST OF MAINTAINING KOKEE STATE PARK AND ALAKAI SWAMP ON
     THE ISLAND OF KAUAI,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of
Land and Natural Resources to study the feasibility of
establishing, assessing, and collecting user fees to offset the
cost of maintaining Kokee State Park and Alakai Swamp on the
island of Kauai.

     Testimony in favor of this measure was submitted by the
Department of Land and Natural Resources.  The Environmental
Center, University of Hawai`i at Manoa submitted comments.

     Your Committee finds that these two areas are some of the
State's most precious resources and include irreplaceable
endangered species.  Your Committee has heard that the department
should consider in its study the model provided by the Hanauma
Bay Nature Preserve to see if it can be applied to these and
other high volume areas.  Charging a user fee for a few high
volume parks may make it possible to restore and maintain many
other areas that are less popular but still well used.


 
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     Your Committee has amended this measure to:

     (1)  Add Waimea Canyon State Park to the list of parks to be
          included in the feasibility study; and

     (2)  Change the title to reflect the inclusion of Waimea
          Canyon State Park.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Economic Development that is attached to this
report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of
S.C.R. No. 60, as amended herein, and recommends that it be
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, in the form attached
hereto as S.C.R. No. 60, S.D. 1.

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



                                   ______________________________
                                   LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair

 
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