Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 819 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to provide for the deposit into the Hawaii Historic Preservation Special Fund any civil, criminal, and administrative penalties, fines, and other charges collected pursuant to the provisions of chapter 6E, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

The measure also authorizes expenditures from the fund by the Department of Land and Natural Resources for permanent and temporary staff positions and to cover administrative and operational costs for the historic preservation program.

Your Committee is in agreement with the purposes of this measure; however, your Committee has amended this measure to ensure that any expenditures from the special fund are subject to legislative authorization. Your Committee also made technical nonsubstantive amendments for style and clarity.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 819, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 819, S.D. 1.