STAND. COM. REP. NO. 515-14
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2014
RE: H.B. No. 1907
H.D. 1
Honorable Joseph M. Souki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Seventh State Legislature
Regular Session of 2014
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts, to which was referred H.B. No. 1907 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HUNTING LICENSES,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to honor the sacrifices of those who served in the armed services by making available a lifetime hunting license for a discounted fee for qualified disabled veterans with a specified disability rating or who were awarded the Purple Heart.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Clarifying that the fees for three- and seven-day hunting licenses for hunting on a private and commercial shooting preserve do not apply to hunting licenses issued to qualified disabled veterans;
(2) Clarifying that, in order to qualify for the discounted, lifetime hunting license, a qualified disabled veteran must have at least a 60 percent service-connected disability, as defined by the Veterans Benefits Administration, when initially applying for the hunting license;
(3) Correcting a reference to the Veterans Benefits Administration; and
(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1907, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Judiciary in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1907, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts,
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____________________________ K. MARK TAKAI, Chair |
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