CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 75-04

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: S.B. No. 2968

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2968, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCE VIOLATIONS,"

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 establish a new civil natural resource violations system within the Department of Land and Natural Resources for rule violations.

Your Committee on Conference finds that the enhancement of enforcement authority for the Department of Land and Natural Resources in both the Senate and House versions of the measure should be adopted to ensure that the State's natural resources are protected effectively.

Your Committee on Conference amended this measure by adding the language from S.B. No. 2968, S.D. 1, which expands the enforcement authority of the Department of Land and Natural Resources under the conservation and resources enforcement program to the Kaho`olawe Island Reserve, cave protection, and all state lands and waters. Your Committee on Conference further amended this measure by requiring rather than permitting the Department of Land and Natural Resources to adopt, amend, and repeal rules under the new civil natural resource violations system, and by deleting the new criminal penalties for violations of chapter 171, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

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. 2968, 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. 2968, 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

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HERMINA M. MORITA, Co-Chair

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LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Co-Chair

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EZRA KANOHO, Co-Chair

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COLLEEN HANABUSA, Co-Chair

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BLAKE K. OSHIRO, Co-Chair