HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, OCEAN RESOURCES & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Rep. Ken Ito, Chair

Rep. Pono Chong, Vice Chair

Rep. Mele Carroll	Rep. Roland D. Sagum, III
Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay	Rep. Scott K. Saiki
Rep. Hermina M. Morita	Rep. Cynthia Thielen

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Monday, February 5, 2007

TIME:

9:00am

PLACE:

Conference Room 312

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HB 1555	RELATING TO TAX CREDITS. Provides a tax credit to support the development of a world class aquarium at Kakaako makai on Oahu.	WLH, TAC/EDB, FIN
HB 505	RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. Allows ceded lands to be used for the development of affordable housing.	WLH, HSH, FIN
HB 1590	RELATING TO EMINENT DOMAIN. Requires plaintiff to offer to resell property to defendant for current appraised value or condemnation price plus and cost of environmental remediation or cleanup or other improvements if property taken in eminent domain is not used for the purpose for which it was condemned.	WLH, JUD, FIN
HB 1591	RELATING TO EMINENT DOMAIN. Establishes that the just condemnation price for agricultural land shall be 125% of value assessed pursuant to section 101-23, HRS, plus loss to business, plus relocation costs; for primary residence, 150%, plus loss to business or trade, plus relocation cost; for other property, 100%, plus loss to business or trade, plus cost of relocation.	WLH, JUD, FIN
HB 1593	RELATING TO EMINENT DOMAIN. Requires condemning authority to make offer of settlement. Makes condemning authority liable for defendant's litigation expenses if offer rejected and court award is greater than offer.	WLH, JUD, FIN
HB 38	RELATING TO LIABILITY OF STATE AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS. Makes certain temporary liability protections for the state and county governments relating to public use of certain public lands and public beach parks permanent; makes temporary liability protection for acts of lifeguards permanent.	WLH, JUD
HB 1843	RELATING TO LANDOWNER LIABILITY. Removes liability of public and private landowners of unimproved land if damages occurred because of any land failure caused by a natural condition.	WLH, JUD

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

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Rep. Ken Ito

Chair