STAND

STAND. COM. REP. NO. 799-04

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: S.B. No. 2972

S.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 S.B. No. 2972, S.D. 1, 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 strengthen the Department of Land and Natural Resources' (DLNR's) ability to enforce the State historic preservation law (law) by:

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

(2) Expanding the permissible expenditures from the Fund to include permanent and temporary staff positions, as well as administrative and operational costs relating to the historic preservation program.

DLNR testified in support of this measure with amendments.

This bill will bring the Fund into conformance with other special funds administered by DLNR. Most statutes establishing comparable special funds include provisions allowing the deposition of penalties, fines, and other administrative charges into these special funds.

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 S.B. No. 2972, S.D. 1, 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,

		____________________________ EZRA R. KANOHO, Chair