STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1021

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 507

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 507, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO BOATING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to preserve legislative authority over small boat harbors statewide, by prohibiting the transfer of jurisdiction over state small boat harbors to any county unless expressly provided by statute.

     The Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO, Hawaii Boaters Political Action Association, and a member of the Maui County Council testified in support of this bill.  The Department of Land and Natural Resources opposed 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 H.B. No. 507, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair