STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1413

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   S.B. No. 138

      S.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 S.B. No. 138, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DIAMOND HEAD STATE MONUMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to improve the Diamond Head State Monument by:

(1)  Establishing within the State Parks Special Fund a Diamond Head State Monument Sub-account, into which 55 percent of all proceeds collected from the admission fees charged at Diamond Head State Monument shall be deposited; and

(2)  Authorizing the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to expend funds in the Diamond Head State Monument Sub-account for the repair, maintenance, and operating costs of the Diamond Head State Monument.

     A concerned individual testified in support of this bill.  DLNR and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs supported this measure with amendments.

     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 S.B. No. 138, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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KEN ITO, Chair