STAND. COM. REP. NO. 597

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: H.B. No. 663

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.B. No. 663 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE GAME MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to amend the manner in which members are appointed to the Game Management Advisory Commission to require appointment of members by the Governor from a list of names submitted by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Your Committee finds that providing the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives with the opportunity to be involved with the selection of members of the Game Management Advisory Commission will provide the Legislature with a broader level of involvement in activities for the development of the Commission.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the effective date to January 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 Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 663, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 663, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water & Land,

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DAVID A. TARNAS, Chair