STAND. COM. REP. NO. 60-04

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: H.B. No. 2497

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2497 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII HISTORIC PRESERVATION SPECIAL FUND,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to defray the costs of enforcing and administering the Historic Preservation Program by:

(1) Specifying that moneys collected from penalties, fines, and other administrative charges for violations of the historic preservation law be deposited into the Hawaii Historic Preservation Special Fund (Special Fund); and

(2) Authorizing the moneys in the Special Fund to be used to hire permanent and temporary staff and pay for administrative and operational costs for Historic Preservation Program.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources supported this measure.

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 H.B. No. 2497 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,

 

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EZRA R. KANOHO, Chair