Bill Text: HI HR27 | 2023 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requesting The Auditor To Conduct A Performance Audit Of The Operations And Management Of The Department Of Land And Natural Resources' Division Of Boating And Ocean Recreation.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)

Status: (Passed) 2023-04-05 - Resolution adopted in final form. [HR27 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2023-HR27-Introduced.html

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.R. NO.	27
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE RESOLUTION

 

 

REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF THE OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES' DIVISION OF BOATING AND OCEAN RECREATION.

 

 

 

     WHEREAS, the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (Division) manages the State's small boat harbors, mooring and boating facilities, and statewide ocean recreation programs; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Division's responsibilities include enforcing laws and rules pertaining to boating safety and regulation of commercial activities and overseeing permits for ocean recreation events, such as yacht races, canoe regattas, and surfing contests; and

 

     WHEREAS, in recent years, community members have expressed numerous concerns about the Division, particularly its lack of effective communication with the boating community, an inconsistent approach to interpreting and enforcing administrative rules, repeated and prolific complaints across the State about division management, and ongoing issues of employee misconduct complaints and ethics violations; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Office of the Auditor previously conducted a management audit of state boating facilities operations from July 1, 1998, to June 30, 2000, and in April 2001 issued Report No. 01-09, "Audit of the Management of State Boating Facilities by the Department of Land and Natural Resources"; and

 

     WHEREAS, the report found that mismanagement of state boating facilities has been a recurring problem and recommended that the Division develop strategic plans to address these ongoing issues with the boating program; and

 

     WHEREAS, it is in the public interest for the Auditor to conduct a performance audit of the current operations and management of the Division, considering the public's and the Auditor's long-standing concerns; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2023, that the Auditor is requested to conduct a performance audit of the operations and management of the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Auditor is requested to examine and include in its report whether the Division is using government resources in compliance with statutes, rules, and policies; whether the Division's activities are achieving their objectives; and whether those activities are being conducted effectively, efficiently, economically, ethically, and equitably; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Auditor is requested to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2025; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Auditor and Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title: 

Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation; Auditor; Performance Audit