Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1461, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to protect natural resources by appropriating funds to develop and implement a pilot watershed assessment and action plan at Kaiaka Bay on Oahu.

The College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources of the University of Hawaii supported this bill. The Department of Health supported the intent of this measure.

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 S.B. No. 1461, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.