STAND. COM. REP. NO.  436-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.B. No. 1839

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.B. No. 1839 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DIAMOND HEAD STATE MONUMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to expand the sources of funds for the Diamond Head State Monument sub-account and to authorize additional uses of money from the sub-account.  This measure also authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds for the planning, design, and construction of a visitor and interpretive center.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources and Historic Hawaii Foundation support the intent of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Deleting statutory changes to the State Parks Special Fund and Diamond Head State Monument sub-account;

     (2)  Deleting the appropriation from the sub-account for the construction of the Diamond Head State Monument Visitor and Interpretive Center accordingly; and

     (3)  Making technical nonsubstantive changes for purposes of style, clarity, and consistency. 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1839, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1839, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair