STAND. COM. REP. N5-06

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: H.B. No. 1840

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.B. No. 1840 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONSERVATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to secure continued protection of the state's endangered wildlife by removing the "sunset" date on the use of new habitat conservation plans, safe harbor agreements, and incidental take licenses.

Testimony in support of the measure was received from the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of Transportation, University of Hawaii Environmental Center, and Hawaii Agricultural Research Center.

Your Committee finds that safe harbor agreements, habitat conservation plans, and incidental take licenses must be continued to ensure that endangered species are protected on private land.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1840 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection,

 

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HERMINA MORITA, Chair