THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

       COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
              Senator COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair
              Senator JOE TANAKA, Vice-Chair

                 NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

        DATE:    Friday, March 17, 2000

        TIME:    1:00 p.m.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 225
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street


                        A G E N D A

       THE BILLS LISTED BELOW WERE HEARD ON 3/15/00

HB 2575    RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF WATER RIGHTS         WLH, WAM
        Allows for the disposition of water rights by direct
        negotiation in addition to public auction.  Authorizes the
        board to extend month-to-month water permits for additional
        one-year periods.

HB 2576    RELATING TO WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FUND          WLH, WAM
HD1        Establishes a special fund to be known as the water resource
        management fund under the jurisdiction of the commission on
        water resource management for water resource management
        programs and activities.

HB 2573    RELATING TO SPECIAL FUNDS OF THE LAND DIVISION      WLH, WAM
HD1        To deposit moneys collected from leases of public lands within
        industrial parks into the special land and development fund.

HB 2574    RELATING TO THE SPECIAL LAND AND DEVELOPMENT FUND   WLH, WAM
HD1        Allows moneys generated by the disposition of mineral and water
        rights into the special land and development fund.

           NO TESTIMONY WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR THESE BILLS

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-7793.



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Senator COLLEEN HANABUSA
Chair