THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2015

 

COMMITTEE ON WATER AND LAND

Senator Laura H. Thielen, Chair

Senator Brickwood Galuteria, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Monday, March 16, 2015

TIME:

2:45 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 224

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HB 440, HD1

      (HSCR846)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

Appropriates funds to the department of land and natural resources for land and natural resource projects related to watershed management plans; equipment for fire, natural disaster, and emergency response; and forest and outdoor recreation improvement.  (HB440 HD1)

 

WTL, WAM

HB 483, HD1

      (HSCR896)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO OCEAN RESOURCES.

Authorizes administrative inspections within the West Hawaii regional fishery management area. (HB483 HD1)

 

WTL, JDL

HB 485, HD1

      (HSCR669)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO SMALL BOAT HARBORS.

Requires DLNR to develop individual emergency response plans for natural and non-natural emergencies that threaten small boat harbors under DLNR jurisdiction.  (HB485 HD1)

 

WTL, WAM

HB 527, HD1

      (HSCR625)

      Status & Testimony

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR STATE LIFEGUARDS.

Appropriates funds for salaries and benefits for lifeguards for Kua bay located in Kekaha Kai State Park on the island of Hawaii, an area under the jurisdiction of DLNR.  (HB527 HD1)

 

WTL, WAM

HB 611, HD2

      (HSCR851)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE DIGITIZATION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION RECORDS.

Appropriates funds for the digitization of historic preservation records and positions in the State Historic Preservation Division.  (HB611 HD2)

 

WTL, WAM

HB 822, HD2

      (HSCR854)

      Status & Testimony

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE HAWAII ASSOCIATION OF CONSERVATION DISTRICTS.

Appropriates moneys for the Hawaii Association of Conservation Districts to assist with its staffing and operating costs.  (HB822 HD2)

 

WTL, WAM

SCR 44

      Status & Testimony

REQUESTING THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO ESTABLISH A LIPOA POINT MANAGEMENT COUNCIL.

 

WTL, WAM

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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Senator Laura H. Thielen

Chair