STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1637
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: H.R. No. 135
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.R. No. 135 entitled:
"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO REFRAIN FROM RULEMAKING OR APPLYING ANY DEFINITION OF "MIXED WINE" OR "MIXED SPIRITS" UNDER THE DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER LAW,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Health to refrain from rulemaking or applying any definition of "mixed" wine or "mixed spirits" under the Deposit Beverage Container Law.
Your Committee received public testimony on a proposed House draft for this measure that requests the Office of Planning to convene a sustainable natural resource development task force to develop an action plan to review and make recommendations on amending and implementing the Hawaii State Planning Act to incorporate sustainable natural resource development at all levels of government. A council member from the County of Hawaii, Sustain Hawaii, the University of Hawaii Political Science Department, the Department of Health, the Board of Land and Natural Resources, and two private citizens testified in support of the draft.
Your Committee finds that protecting Hawaii's natural resources is of paramount importance. The Hawaii State Planning Act has not been revisited since 1978 and should be examined to consider principles of sustainable development of the State's natural resources.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Changing its title to read, "HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF PLANNING TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP AN ACTION PLAN TO INCORPORATE SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES AND GOALS IN THE HAWAII STATE PLANNING ACT.";
(2) Replacing its contents as follows:
(A) Requesting the Office of Planning to convene a sustainable natural resource development task force to review the Hawaii State Planning Act and develop an action plan that includes recommendations on incorporating goals and principles based on sustainable natural resource development at all levels of government;
(B) Requesting the Office of State Planning to submit the action plan to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2006;
(C) Providing direction on the appointment of task force members; and
(D) Requesting the task force to seek input from a wide spectrum of interested parties; and
(3) Requesting various state departments and the University of Hawaii to assist the Office of Planning.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 135, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 135, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection,
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____________________________ HERMINA MORITA, Chair |
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