STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1262

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.C.R. No. 49

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 49 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO ESTABLISH A SMALL BOAT HARBOR MANAGEMENT TASK FORCE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request that the Department of Land and Natural Resources establish a Small Boat Harbor Management Task Force.

Numerous individuals testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Land and Natural Resources testified in opposition to this measure.  The United Public Workers, AFSCME, Local 646, AFL-CIO, submitted comments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Amending the composition of the Task Force to include nine members representing both public and private sector interests, including users of harbor facilities and the environmental community;

     (2)  Specifying a time frame for the convening of the Task Force and the conduct of its first meeting; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

     Your Committee respectfully requests that your Committee on Finance, should it consider this measure, consider the request of the United Public Workers for representation on the Task Force created by this measure. 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 49, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 49, H.D. 1.

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

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CINDY EVANS, Chair