STAND. COM. REP. NO.  358

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 52

      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. 52 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LAHAINA SMALL BOAT HARBOR,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the issuance of $3,300,000 in general obligation bonds to be used in conjunction with federal funds for the construction of a new ferry pier at Lahaina small boat harbor.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources and Ocean Tourism Coalition testified in support of this measure.  

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Changing the general obligation bond authorization to an unspecified amount;

     (2)  Specifying that contractors and other third parties who receive funds under this measure may be subject to review and inspection by the Department of Land and Natural Resources, the Attorney General, or the Auditor;  

     (3)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and

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

     Should your Committee on Finance deliberate on this measure, your Committee respectfully requests inserting a general obligation bond amount of $3,300,000.

     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. 52, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 52, 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