STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1321-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   S.B. No. 2528

      S.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2528, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATE PARKS ON KAUAI,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to create a dedicated funding source for the maintenance and operating costs of Kokee State Park and Waimea Canyon State Park by establishing a sub-account for these state parks within the State Parks Special Fund and providing that a certain percentage of all proceeds and user fees collected at these parks be used for the repair, maintenance, and operations of these two state parks. 

     The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Malama Kauai, and numerous concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  Several concerned individuals supported this measure with amendments.  The Department of Land and Natural Resources provided comments.

     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. 2528, S.D. 2, 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