STTkND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 0 3 2024
RE: S.R. No. 152
S.D. 1
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2024
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Water and Land, to which was referred S.R.
No. 152 entitled:
"SENATE RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL
RESOURCES AND BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO ADOPT
CERTAIN PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE DAM AND APPURTENANCE
IMPROVEMENT OR REMOVAL GRANT PROGRAM TO ASSIST APPLICANTS IN
OBTAINING GRANTS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the
Department of Land and Natural Resources and Board of Land and
Natural Resources to adopt certain procedures relating to the Dam
and Appurtenance Improvement or Removal Grant Program to assist
applicants in obtaining grants.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Hawai‘i Farm Bureau.
Your Committee received comments on this measure from the
Department of Land and Natural Resources.
Your Committee finds that the Dam and Appurtenance
Improvement or Removal Grant Program provides funding to owners of
private dams for plans, design, construction, and equipment to
improve or remove deficient dams and appurtenances, as determined
by the Department of Land and Natural Resources (Department).
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However, grant applicants are subject to the discretion and uneven
application of criteria by the Department and Board of Land and
Natural Resources (Board), which discourages applicants from
improving these structures. Your Committee maintains that the
Board and Department should clarify and communicate to the public
the criteria it develops for the award of grants from the Dam and
Appurtenance Improvement or Removal Grant Program to assist
applicants in their efforts to maintain or improve existing dam
infrastructure.
Your Committee has amended this measure by making a
technical, nonsubstantive amendment for the purposes of clarity
and consistency.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Water and Land that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 152, as
amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached
hereto as S.R. No. 152, S.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Water and Land,
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 The Senate
Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawai‘i
Record of Votes
Committee on Water and Land
WTL
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to: ___________________________________
The Recommendation is:
__ Pass, unamended i/ Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311_______________ 2310________ 2313
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
INOUYE, Lorraine R. (C)
ELEFANTE, Brandon J.C. (VC)
CHANG, Stanley
MCKELVEY, Angus L.K.
FEVELLA, Kurt
TOTAL /
Recommendation:
[j^J^dopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s Signatuf^,^^^
Distribution: Original C Yellow Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report Clerk's Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 01/09/24