STAND. COM. REP. NO.  16-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.B. No. 1684

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1684 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MANTA RAYS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require the Department of Land and Natural Resources to adopt rules limiting visitor capacity at manta ray aggregation sites.

An individual testified in support of this measure.  An individual testified in opposition of this measure.  The Department of Land and Natural Resources provided comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1684 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 Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs,

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FAYE P. HANOHANO, Chair