STAND. COM. REP. NO. 825-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 1900

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1900, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HYDROLOGIC DATA COLLECTION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to improve the State's water resource management and hydrologic data collection.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Agriculture; County of Hawaiʻi Department of Water Supply; Pūʻā Foundation; Hawaii Cattlemen's Council, Inc.; Ulupono Initiative; North Shore Hydrological Services; Aina Hookupu o Kilauea; and two individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources; University of Hawaiʻi System; and one individual.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1900, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair