STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1379

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.C.R. No. 114

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 114 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR AND THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO STRIVE TO EXPEND THE STATE OF HAWAII'S FULL ALLOTMENT OF FEDERAL AID IN WILDLIFE RESTORATION FUNDS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Governor and the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources to strive to expend the State's full-allotment of federal aid in wildlife restoration funds.

     The Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Hawaii Audubon Society supported this concurrent resolution.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 114 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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KEN ITO, Chair