STAND. COM. REP. NO.  516-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.B. No. 1794

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.B. No. 1794 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to expand the candidate pool for membership on a county arborist advisory committee by making certified arborists, horticulturists with a specialization in trees, and those with a master's degree in botany eligible for membership.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources provided testimony in support of this measure.

     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. 1794 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

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

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CHRIS LEE, Chair