Bill Text: HI SB2852 | 2012 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Aquatic Resource Violations

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-03-08 - (H) Referred to WLO, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 41 [SB2852 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2012-SB2852-Amended.html

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STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2802

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.B. No. 2852

       S.D. 2

 

 

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2852, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AQUATIC RESOURCE VIOLATIONS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to authorize the Board of Land and Natural Resources to direct the Examiner of Drivers to deny or suspend a driver's license if the Board certifies that the person is noncompliant with administrative penalties related to aquatic resource violations.

 

     In addition, this measure authorizes the Board of Land and Natural Resources to require the performance of natural resource related community service for aquatic resource violations.

 

     Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Malama Pupukea-Waimea, Malama Maunalua, and five individuals.  Written comments on this measure were received from the City and County of Honolulu, Department of Motor Vehicle, Licensing and Permits Administration.

 

     Your Committee finds that for many years, there have been concerns within the community that the Department of Land and Natural Resources lacks the ability to fully enforce the State's aquatic resource laws.  This measure will help the Department to more consistently, efficiently, and appropriately address aquatic resource violations.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Clarifying that the Board of Land and Natural Resources shall direct the immediate suspension, nonrenewal, nonreactivation, or denial of a driver's license by the Examiner of Drivers if certain conditions are not satisfied;

 

     (2)  Deleting the requirement that the Board of Land and Natural Resources provide the Examiner of Drivers with the social security number of a person who does not comply with administrative penalties related to aquatic resource violations, and requiring instead the provision of "other identifying information"; and

 

     (3)  Making technical nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     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 S.B. No. 2852, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2852, S.D. 2.

 

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

 

		____________________________ DAVID Y. IGE, Chair