STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2354

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2001
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Transportation and Intergovernmental
Affairs and Economic Development, to which was referred S.B.
No. 2001 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COUNTY TORT LIABILITY,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to indemnify county
governments and their employees in any lawsuit involving an
alleged injury at any beach park operated by a county under a
lease, license, or executive order from the State.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from a
member of the Hawaii County Council, City and County of Honolulu,
Kauai County Council and Administration, the Council Chair from
Maui County, and the Department of Parks and Recreation of the
County of Hawaii.  Testimony in opposition to this measure was
received from the Attorney General, and the Department of Land
and Natural Resources.

      Your Committees find that under the existing law, the State
and its employees are provided indemnity in cases alleging
injuries at State beach parks.  This measure would provide the
same level of legal protection to the counties.

     Your Committees have amended this measure by deleting
unnecessary language referencing beach parks operated by a county
under a license or lease from a state agency, and natural or
unnatural conditions.

 
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     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs and
Economic Development that are attached to this report, your
Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B.
No. 2001, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second
Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2001, S.D. 1,
and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committees on Transportation
                                   and Intergovernmental Affairs
                                   and Economic Development,



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LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair          CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair

 
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