STAND. COM. REP. NO. 949

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: H.B. No. 1018

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1018, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LAY NETS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the Department of Land and Natural Resources to adopt rules for a lay net permit for the use or possession of lay nets, including reasonable fees and provisions to address noncompliance with lay net rules.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources, The Nature Conservancy, and two individuals.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1018, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair