CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 46-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 2475

H.D. 2

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2475, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL OCEAN ACTIVITY,"

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, for purposes of regulating commercial activity under the laws regulating ocean recreation:

(1) Include advertisements and offers within the definition of "commercial activity"; and

(2) Provide that advertisements and offers of unpermitted commercial ocean use activities or commercial ocean recreational equipment are prima facie evidence that:

(A) The owner disseminated or directed dissemination of the advertisements or offers; and

(B) The commercial activity is operated at the location advertised or offered.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Clarifying that the violations contemplated by this measure are administrative violations;

(2) Adding a definition for "administrative violation";

(3) Changing its effective to July 1, 2024; and

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

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 H.B. No. 2475, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2475, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE Chair	____________________________ LINDA ICHIYAMA Co-Chair
____________________________ JARRETT KEOHOKALOLE Co-Chair	____________________________ JACKSON D. SAYAMA Co-Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair