STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1171-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 2626

S.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 Water & Land, to which was referred S.B. No. 2626, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Division of State Parks, Maui Parks Section, for the purchase of additional vehicles.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Maui Hotel & Lodging Association, and one individual. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance.

Your Committee finds that the aging vehicles currently used by the Maui Parks Section of the Division of State Parks require frequent maintenance and costly repairs. The vehicles funded by this measure are necessary for the Division of State Parks to perform its duties safely and efficiently.

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. 2626, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading 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