STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1336-08

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

 

RE:   S.B. No. 2196

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 2196, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES ON OCEAN WATERS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Land and Natural Resources to regulate commercially permitted uses of both governmental and private boating facilities as well as commercial activities in private marinas.

 

     The Ocean Tourism Coalition and several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  The Department of Land and Natural Resources and a concerned individual provided comments.

 

     Your Committee notes that this measure is not intended to newly regulate commercial fishing operations already subject to regulations, permitting, or oversight by the State. 

 

     Accordingly, your Committee has amended this measure by clarifying that this proposed new regulation of uses and activities does not apply to uses or activities already regulated by the State pursuant to other chapters of the Hawaii Revised Statutes.

 

     This bill has also been amended by making technical, nonsubtantive amendments for style, clarity, and consistency.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2196, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2196, S.D. 2, H.D. 1.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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TOMMY WATERS, Chair