STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1468

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: H.C.R. No. 124

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 Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 124 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A DIRECT LEASE OF WATER RIGHTS FOR THE USE OF THE "BLUE HOLE" DIVERSION AND PORTIONS OF A WATER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM LOCATED IN THE WAILUA SECTION OF THE LIHUE-KOLOA FOREST RESERVE FOR HYDROPOWER PRODUCTION PURPOSES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to provide prior authorization to the Board of Land and Natural Resources in the disposition of water rights made by lease at public auction pursuant to §171-58(c), Hawaii Revised Statutes.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

  1. Replacing the term "direct lease" with "lease";
  2. Stating the Legislature's desire that Kauai Island Utility Cooperative address and resolve issues such as emergency water allocation as well as unmet conditions contained within its current revocable permit before the issuance of a lease; and
  3. Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 124, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 124, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair