STAND. COM. REP. NO.975
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: S.B. No. 72
S.D. 1
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 72, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE KAHO`OLAWE ISLAND RESERVE COMMISSION,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to:
(1) Authorize the Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission (Commission) to solicit and accept grants, donations, and contributions;
(2) Rename the Rehabilitation Trust Fund to the Kaho'olawe Rehabilitation Trust Fund (Trust Fund);
(3) Require the deposit of grants, donations, and contributions into the Trust Fund;
(4) Delete the repeal date of the Trust Fund; and
(5) Require the Commission to submit annual reports on the Trust Fund to the Legislature.
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs and the Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission testified in support of the measure.
Your Committee finds that the Congressional authorization for the Unites States Navy's cleanup of Kaho'olawe will expire in three years. The Commission intends to continue to pursue the development of the cultural reserve despite the expiration of the Navy's involvement. The Commission intends to fund the development of the cultural reserve through grants, donations and contributions deposited into the Trust Fund.
Your Committee amended the bill by:
(1) Deleting section 3 which mandates the transfer of funds from the "rehabilitation trust fund" to the "Kaho'olawe rehabilitation trust fund" since the fund has only been renamed and not re-established; and
(2) Making technical and nonsubstantive changes for clarity and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 72, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 72, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs,
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____________________________ ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair |
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