STAND. COM. REP. 1027
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2003
RE: S.B. No. 1415
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2003
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 1415 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS WITHIN THE CONSERVATION DISTRICT,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to clarify that the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) may impose fines for each violation, require payment of restorative costs, and provide verbal notification to violators of the conservation district statute.
DLNR testified in support of this measure.
Your Committee finds that protecting Hawaii's natural ecosystem is necessary for sustaining the State's economic and recreational interests. Your Committee also notes that there are entities who purchased large parcels of conservation land and have failed to adhere to conservation district restrictions.
The ability for DLNR to assess additional fines may deter future purposeful violations.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1415 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs,
____________________________ EZRA R. KANOHO, Chair |
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