STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1036

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   S.B. No. 1549

      S.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources, to which was referred S.B. No. 1549, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SMALL BOAT HARBORS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to fund repairs at the Ala Wai and Keehi boat harbors by:

     (1)  Authorizing the issuance of commercial use permits;

     (2)  Establishing a process to impose mooring fees; and

     (3)  Directing the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to enter into a public-private partnership to lease and develop certain lands at the Ala Wai Boat Harbor.

     DLNR and several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  Numerous concerned individuals opposed this measure.

     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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1549, 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,

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JERRY L. CHANG, Chair