STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2193

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 2487

       S.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Economic Development and Taxation, to which was referred S.B. No. 2487 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to specify permissible activities of groups leasing campsites on state parks or public lands.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

     Your Committee has heard that part of the proposed language may create some ambiguity and the phrase "or both" is unnecessary.  The preceding phrase "including but not limited to" is sufficient to specify that any one or a combination of those activities are allowed, without exclusion of other activities that may qualify as youth athletic or educational activities.

     Your Committee has amended this measure accordingly, by:

     (1)  Deleting the phrase "or both" in the title and body of section 171-43, Hawaii Revised Statutes; and

     (2)  Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development and Taxation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2487, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2487, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Water and Land.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development and Taxation,

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CAROL FUKUNAGA, Chair