STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 1109-20
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2020
RE: S.B. No. 2911
S.D. 2
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirtieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2020
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred S.B. No. 2911, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO BOATING REPORTS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to:
(1) Require the Fire Chief and Ocean Safety Director of each county, in addition to the Director of Public Safety and Police Chief of each county, to transmit to the Department of Land and Natural Resources a copy of every report relating to boating accidents or the theft, loss, or recovery of vessels; and
(2) Require all reports submitted to be unredacted.
Your Committee finds that this measure will increase the comprehensiveness of boating accident data collected and allow the United States Coast Guard and partnering organizations to review trends in operator use of boating equipment and boating practices in the context of risk of fatalities, disappearances, and injuries. In this manner, your Committee anticipates this measure will result in improved safety for boaters and ocean users who interact with boaters.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Changing
the effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments
for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2911, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2911, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation,
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____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair |
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