STAND. COM. REP. NO. 729-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: H.B. No. 1880
H.D. 2
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1880, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HARBORS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to protect Honolulu Harbor for maritime use by:
(1) Removing Piers 1 and 2 of Honolulu Harbor from the Kakaako Community Development District; and
(2) Granting jurisdiction and administrative authority over Piers 1 and 2 to the Department of Transportation (DOT).
DOT, the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, ILWU Local 142, Hawaii Harbor Users Group, The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, Young Brothers, Limited, Alexander & Baldwin, Inc., Matson Navigation Company, Inc., and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill. The Hawaii Community Development Authority supported the intent of this measure with amendments.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2020, to encourage further discussion; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1880, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1880, H.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT TAKAMINE, Chair |
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