STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3080

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 98
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental
Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 98 entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO
     ANALYZE THE IMPACT OF INCREASING THE DEPARTMENT OF
     TRANSPORTATION'S AUTHORITY AND JURISDICTION OVER HARBORS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of the measure is to request the Auditor to
analyze the impact of increasing the Department of
Transportation's authority and jurisdiction over harbors.

     Testimony in support of the measure was received from the
Chamber of Commerce and CSX Lines.

     Your Committee finds that there is a need to determine the
impact of granting the Department of Transportation broader
authority over harbor lands and expanding its powers and duties
to include authorizing nonmaritime uses of harbor lands.     

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs that is
attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent
and purpose of S.C.R. No. 98, and recommends that it be referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means.


 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Transportation
                                   and Intergovernmental Affairs,



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                                   CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair

 
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