STAND. COM. REP. NO. 568

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1028

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Energy & Environmental Protection and Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1028 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE ENDANGERED SPECIES TRUST FUND,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to expand the types of revenues the Department of Land and Natural Resources may receive to create additional revenue for endangered species protection.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources, The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii, O‘ahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, and a few concerned individuals supported this measure.

Your Committees have amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2100, to encourage further discussion on this measure.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Energy & Environmental Protection and Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1028, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1028, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Energy & Environmental Protection and Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs,

____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair

____________________________ NICOLE E. LOWEN, Chair