CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 75-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 3330

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 3330, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PUPUKEA MARINE LIFE CONSERVATION DISTRICT,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Require the Department of Land and Natural Resources to establish and conduct the Pupukea Marine Life Conservation District carrying capacity pilot program; and

(2) Appropriate funds.

Your Committee on Conference finds that high traffic volumes to popular areas within the Pupukea Marine Life Conservation District, such as Shark's Cove and Kapoo Tidepools, may threaten the health and abundance of marine life and limit the use and enjoyment of the area by residents. To protect the Pupukea Marine Life Conservation District, which currently does not have restrictions on use, a carrying capacity pilot program may provide critical information to reduce the impacts of humans on the health and abundance of marine life in sensitive areas within the Pupukea Marine Life Conservation District.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting an appropriation of $300,000 for the Department of Land and Natural Resources to establish and conduct the Pupukea Marine Life Conservation District carrying capacity pilot program; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3330, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3330, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS Co-Chair	____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE Chair
____________________________ RICHARD H.K. ONISHI Co-Chair	____________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO Co-Chair
____________________________ PATRICK PIHANA BRANCO Co-Chair