STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1221

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2021

 

RE:   S.B. No. 772

      S.D. 2

      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 S.B. No. 772, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to:

 

(1)  Authorize the issuance of special number motor vehicle license plates that commemorate the importance of forest and ocean conservation, and use proceeds to fund conservation efforts for the State's beaches, nearshore environments, and forests; and

 

(2)  Increase initial application and renewal fees for special number plates.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Hawaii Reef and Ocean Coalition, Surfrider Foundation Hawai‘i Region, and two individuals.

 

Your Committee finds that Hawaii's forests, beaches, and waters are vital to the health and well-being of our residents.  Your Committee further finds that the management of these resources needs additional funding and that providing dedicated funding sources for forest and ocean conservation will help to ensure that Hawaii's forests, beaches, and nearshore waters are adequately managed and maintained.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Making it effective upon its approval; 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 S.B. No. 772, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 772, 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 Water & Land,

 

 

 

 

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DAVID A. TARNAS, Chair