CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. -0 38-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: S.B. No. 2360
S.D. 2
H.D. 1
C.D. 1
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2360, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO GROUNDED VESSELS,"
having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.
The purpose of this measure is to protect natural and biological resources from sustaining damage when vessels run aground by providing for the immediate removal of vessels grounded on state submerged lands, shorelines, and coral reefs. This measure would allow the Department of Land and Natural Resources to, among other things:
(1) Take control of a vessel grounded on a coral reef or in imminent danger of breaking up;
(2) Take control of a vessel that cannot be immediately removed by the owner in a reasonably safe manner; and
(3) Take legal action to collect any costs or expenses incurred for the removal of any grounded vessel.
This measure also provides immunity from liability to Department of Land and Natural Resources and persons assisting the department in removing vessels grounded on a coral reef or in imminent danger of breaking up.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by making it effective upon its approval.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2360, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2360, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
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____________________________ EZRA R. KANOHO, Co-Chair |
____________________________ RUSSELL S. KOKUBUN, Chair |
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____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Co-Chair |
____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair |
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