STAND. COM. REP. NO.  348

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 1218

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.B. No. 1218 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AT KAWAINUI MARSH ON THE ISLAND OF OAHU,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the Director of Finance to issue general obligation bonds to fund the Kawainui Water Management Infrastructure and Flood Mitigation Project to install water management infrastructure for wildlife ponds and contour stream banks and overflow channels to manage flood waters.

The Conservation Council for Hawaii and a few concerned individuals supported this measure.  The Department of Land and Natural Resources provided comments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Removing all general obligation bond amounts;

     (2)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and

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

     Should the Committee on Finance deliberate this measure further, your Committee on Water & Land respectfully requests that it consider issuing general obligation bonds in the sum of $1,200,000 for the Kawainui Water Management Infrastructure and Flood Mitigation Project.

     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. 1218, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1218, 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