STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1175-04
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2004
RE: S.B. No. 2968
S.D. 1
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 Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 2968, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCE VIOLATIONS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to clarify the conservation and resources enforcement authority of the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR). Specifically, this bill clarifies:
(1) DLNR's enforcement authority over the protection of caves, historic preservation, and the Kahoolawe Island Reserve;
(2) That DLNR's conservation and resources enforcement officers (officers) shall conduct enforcement activities in all lands and waters within the State; and
(2) That DLNR's officers may enforce all other state laws and rules, and county ordinances, within all lands and waters of the State.
DLNR and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs testified in support of this bill.
Your Committee finds that this measure will benefit Hawaii's environment by clarifying DLNR's enforcement authority with respect to cave protection, historic preservation, and the Kahoolawe Island Reserve.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2968, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,
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____________________________ ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair |
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