STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1270-12
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2012
RE: S.B. No. 2277
S.D. 2
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Sixth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2012
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 2277, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to make permanent the Board of Land and Natural Resources' power to:
(1) Issue incidental take licenses; and
(2) Enter into safe harbor agreements and habitat conservation plans.
Your Committee finds that safe harbor agreements, habitat conservation plans, and incidental take licenses are valuable tools for the State's ongoing efforts to protect Hawaii's endangered and threatened species. Allowing the State to continue to work together with landowners to preserve Hawaii's native plants and animals will benefit Hawaii's endangered and threatened species and all parties concerned.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2277, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,
|
|
____________________________ GILBERT KEITH-AGARAN, Chair |
|
|
|