STAND. COM. REP. NO.  831-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 3173

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 3173, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO GROUNDED VESSELS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to minimize damage to the natural resources of Hawaii and prevent navigational hazards by authorizing the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to remove a grounded vessel by any means necessary if the vessel owner cannot remove the grounded vessel within 72 hours.

     DLNR, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and Ocean Tourism Coalition testified in support of this bill.  A concerned individual offered comments.

     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. 3173, H.D. 1, 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