Bill Text: HI SCR49 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Urging The Board Of Land And Natural Resources To Transfer Management Of All Submerged Lands, The Boat Launch Ramp, And Any Related Boat Launch Ramp Facilities Located At The Wahiawa Freshwater State Recreation Area From The Division Of Aquatic Resources To The Division Of Boating And Ocean Recreation.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-04-23 - Resolution adopted in final form. [SCR49 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2019-SCR49-Introduced.html

THE SENATE

S.C.R. NO.

49

THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

SENATE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

Urging the board of land and natural resources to transfer management of all submerged lands, the boat launch ramp, and any related boat launch ramp facilities located at the wahiawa freshwater state recreation area from the division of aquatic resources to the division of boating and ocean recreation.

 

 


     WHEREAS, the Wahiawa Freshwater State Recreation Area, situated at tax map key (1) 7-6-001:006, is managed by the Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of State Parks and Division of Aquatic Resources; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Division of Aquatic Resources manages submerged lands, the boat launch ramp, and related boat launch ramp facilities at the Wahiawa Freshwater State Recreation Area; and

 

     WHEREAS, the mission of the Division of Aquatic Resources is to manage, conserve, and restore the State's unique aquatic resources and ecosystems for present and future generations, but not to manage property; and

 

     WHEREAS, the mission of the Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation is to preserve Hawaii's natural and cultural resources while ensuring public access to state waters and enhancing the ocean experience; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation could use its expertise in vessel operation regulation and property management to manage all submerged lands and the boat launch ramp and related facilities at the Wahiawa Freshwater State Recreation Area; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirtieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2019, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Board of Land and Natural Resources is urged to transfer management of all submerged lands, the boat launch ramp, and related boat launch ramp facilities located at the Wahiawa Freshwater State Recreation Area located at tax map key (1) 7-6-001:006, from the Division of Aquatic Resources to the Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation; and

 

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

 

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title: 

Wahiawa Freshwater State Recreation Area; Division of Aquatic Resources; Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation; Transfer

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