STAND. COM. REP. NO.  846

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.B. No. 1082

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1082 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE CONSERVATION AND RESOURCES ENFORCEMENT SPECIAL FUND,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to:

(1)  Establish the Conservation and Resources Enforcement Special Fund (Special Fund) to be administered by the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) and used for conservation and enforcement related to the management, protection, and preservation of certain public lands; and

(2)  Appropriate $250,000 out of the Special Fund for fiscal year 2011-2012 for covering expenses related to enforcing natural, cultural, and historic resources protection laws and rules.

     DLNR, Sierra Club-Hawaii Chapter, The Nature Conservancy, and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1)  Deleting the amount appropriated out of the Special Fund for fiscal year 2011-2012 for covering expenses related to enforcing natural, cultural, and historic resources protection laws and rules;

(2)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2030, to encourage further discussion; and

(3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     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. 1082, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1082, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair