STAND

 

STAND. COM. REP. 305

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.B. No. 53

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 53 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S MARITIME RELATED USES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to provide the Department of Transportation (DOT) with greater flexibility by allowing the disposition of public land for maritime-related operations to be negotiated, under certain circumstances, without regard to certain limitations imposed under the public land law.

In addition, this bill defines "maritime related" to mean a purpose or activity that requires and is directly related to the loading, off-loading, storage, or distribution of goods and services of the maritime industry.

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by DOT and The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 53 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs,

 

		____________________________ EZRA R. KANOHO, Chair