STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1695-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.C.R. No. 76

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 76 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION CONVENING A WORKING GROUP TO DETERMINE ANY CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH GOVERNMENT ENTITIES SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE SERVICES ON LAND FOR TRAIL USERS AND WHAT CONSTITUTES PROPER PUBLIC NOTICE OF A TRAIL USER'S ILLEGAL PRESENCE ON LAND FOR PURPOSES OF IMPOSING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF LAW,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to convene a working group to determine any circumstances under which Government entities should be reimbursed for search and rescue services on land for trail users and what constitutes proper public notice of a trail user's illegal presence on land for purposes of imposing penalties for violations of law.

Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Adding language that the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources is to convene the working group.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 76, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 76, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs,

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MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair