STAND. COM. REP. NO. 207-04
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2004
RE: H.B. No. 2074
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2004
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Energy and Environmental Protection and Tourism and Culture, to which was referred H.B. No. 2074 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PENALTIES OF HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION LAWS,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to ensure that allowable waivers or reductions of penalties for small business will not apply to any existing laws protecting health, the environment, and cultural resources.
The Hawaii Audubon Society and the Sierra Club, Hawaii Chapter submitted testimony in support of this measure. The Department of Land and Natural Resources opposed this measure.
Your Committees have amended this bill by:
(1) Adding to the list of chapters under which penalty waivers would not apply, specifically:
(a) Chapter 190, which relates to marine life conservation; and
(b) Chapter 200, which relates to ocean recreation and coastal areas;
and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Energy and Environmental Protection and Tourism and Culture that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2074, as amended herein, and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Judiciary in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2074, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Energy and Environmental Protection and Tourism and Culture,
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____________________________ JERRY L. CHANG, Chair |
____________________________ HERMINA M. MORITA, Chair |
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