STAND. COM. REP. NO.  179-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.B. No. 2693

      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. 2693 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION DIVISION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to enhance the capabilities of the State Historic Preservation Division to expeditiously review Department of Transportation project proposals by creating and funding two additional positions in the State Historic Preservation Division.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Aha Moku, Historic Hawaii Foundation, and a few individuals testified in support of this measure.  One individual testified in opposition of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion.

     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. 2693, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2693, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Labor & Public Employment.

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

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair