STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1835

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                   

 

RE:     H.B. No. 714

        H.D. 1

        S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 714, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOORING LINES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to require that the securing of mooring lines from vessels requiring tug assistance to the State's commercial docks, wharves, piers, quays, and landings be performed by a stevedoring company.  

 

     Your Committee received written comments in opposition to this measure from Island Plastic Bags, Inc.; Chamber of Commerce Hawaii; General Contractors Association of Hawaii; Par Hawaii; American Marine Corporation; Aloha Petroleum, LLC; Maui Chamber of Commerce; and Contractors Association of Kauai.

 

     Your Committee received written comments on this measure from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Division of Consumer Advocacy, Department of Transportation, Island Energy Services, Hawaii Gas, Hawaiian Electric, Young Brothers, Sause Bros., Building Industry Association of Hawaii, and Hawaiian Cement.

 

     Your Committee finds that requiring vessels to be moored by mariners who are certified in, and familiar with, the State's current regulations and unique commercial harbors, will help ensure that goods are loaded and unloaded safely.  

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion on the measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 714, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 714, H.D. 1, S.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

 

 

 

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair