STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1384
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2004
RE: H.C.R. No. 45
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 Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 45 entitled:
"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO PROMOTE THE RECOVERY OF NATIVE PLANT SPECIES BY ENCOURAGING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIVE TREE FARMS ON FORMER SUGAR LANDS AND NON-NATIVE FORESTED AREAS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to promote the recovery of native plant species by encouraging the establishment of native tree farms on former sugar lands and non-native forested areas.
DLNR offered comments.
Your Committee notes that DLNR is currently developing several programs to achieve the purpose of this concurrent resolution.
Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:
(1) Requesting DLNR to encourage the establishment of native tree farms not on former sugar lands and non-native forested areas but on:
(a) Public lands, since most of Hawaii's former sugar lands are privately owned; and
(b) Lands not designated as important agricultural lands;
(2) Amending the title of this concurrent resolution to reflect these changes; and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 45, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 45, H.D. 1.
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 |
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