Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources, to which was referred S.B. No. 1680, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to require that at least one member of the Board of Land and Natural Resources have a background in conservation and natural resources as evidenced by a college degree in a relevant field or demonstrated by sufficient work history.

A concerned individual testified in support of this measure. The Department of Land and Natural Resources had no objections to this bill.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1680, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.