STAND. COM. REP. NO.  504

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 119

      H.D. 2

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 119, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MARINE RESOURCES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to exclude locally sourced beach sand from the definition of "water pollutant" to allow the use of beach sand for beach erosion mitigation and other specified projects.

The Marine and Coastal Zone Advocacy Council and one individual testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Health and one individual testified in opposition to this measure.  The Department of the Attorney General and one individual commented on this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by adding nearshore fishpond restoration to the list of allowable uses of locally sourced beach sand.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 119, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 119, H.D. 2, and be referred to your Committees on Water & Land and Energy & Environmental Protection.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs,

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KANIELA ING, Chair