STAND. COM. REP. NO.  102-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.B. No. 1919

      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 Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.B. No. 1919 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATIONAL RETREATS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to promote educational retreat properties, programs, and facilities that model the Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Plan created by the Hawaii 2050 Task Force pursuant to Act 8, Special Session Laws of Hawaii 2005.

The Department of Agriculture commented on this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Changing the effective date to September 2, 2838, to encourage further discussion; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1919, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1919, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Water & Land.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection,

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CHRIS LEE, Chair