STAND. COM. REP. NO.  249

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 507

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 507 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO BOATING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to preserve legislative oversight over small boat harbors statewide, by prohibiting the transfer of jurisdiction, duties, authorization, programs, records, equipment and materials, funding, or personnel relating to State small boat harbors to any county in any manner unless expressly provided by statute.

     The Chair of the Maui County Council, the President of Ocean Tourism Coalition, and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill.  DLNR opposed this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to

          encourage further discussion; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for style,

          clarity, and consistency.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 507, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 507, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Legislative Management.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs,

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KEN ITO, Chair