STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1423

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: S.B. No. 94

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred S.B. No. 94, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SPECIAL ACTIVITY PERMITS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require the Department of Land and Natural Resources to approve or deny an application for a special activity permit for scientific, educational, management, or propagation purposes within ninety days from the date that it was submitted.

Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from one individual. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources and For the Fishes.

Your Committee recognizes that the lengthy review process for special activity permits may pose a hardship on applicants and finds that this measure would help to reduce the amount of time that it takes for the Department of Land and Natural Resources to approve or deny an application.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to June 30, 3000, to encourage further discussion.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 94, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 94, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water & Land,

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LINDA ICHIYAMA, Chair