STAND. COM. REP. 271

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.B. No. 1211

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1211 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS WITHIN THE CONSERVATION DISTRICT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to permit the Board of Land and Natural Resources to impose costs associated with land or habitat restoration and to clarify that these costs and administrative costs are in addition to the established fines for each violation within the Conservation District.

The bill also clarifies that fines presently established in the law may be imposed for each violation.

Your Committee finds that increased pressure on conservation lands and habitat raises the need for strong deterrents to illegal activities on these lands. Strong and meaningful penalties are necessary to punish offenders and send a signal to potential offenders of the consequences of their actions.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources and Sierra Club offered testimony in support of this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1211 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs,

 

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EZRA R. KANOHO, Chair