STAND. COM. REP. NO.  2038

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.C.R. No. 199

      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.C.R. No. 199 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF PLANNING, DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM, TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS TO IMPLEMENT THE 2006 OCEAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to ensure that our ocean and coastal resources are properly managed by requesting the Office of Planning to work with the county and federal governments to implement the goals and strategic actions in the 2006 Ocean Resources Management Plan and that the Legislature endorses the plan.

     The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism, Office of Planning, and the Department of Agriculture supported this measure.  The Hawaii Nearshore Fishermen opposed this measure.

     Your committee finds that the language of the measure should more accurately reflect the present condition of our ocean resources to have a better assessment of the impact of implementing the 2006 Ocean Resources Management Plan. 

     Accordingly, your committee has amended this Concurrent Resolution by replacing it with H.C.R. No. 199 H.D. 1.  H.C.R. 199 H.D. 1 is entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON EXISTING MARINE PROTECTED AREAS.

     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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 199, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 199, H.D. 1.

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

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KEN ITO, Chair