STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2964

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2081

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2020

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Labor, Culture and the Arts, to which was referred S.B. No. 2081 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to establish the fourth Saturday in September of each year as Public Lands Day.

Your Committee received no testimony on this measure.

Your Committee finds that the State's public lands hold significant value through the provision of natural resources and recreational opportunities for residents and visitors alike. Designating a Public Lands Day will serve to promote awareness and appreciation of the State's diverse public lands.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2051, to encourage further discussion; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor, Culture and the Arts that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2081, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2081, S.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Labor, Culture and the Arts,

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair