STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1531

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 1409
                                        H.D. 2
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B.
No. 1409, H.D. 2, entitled:

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE LAND USE COMMISSION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Land Use
Commission to require reimbursement for court reporter expenses
and other hearing expenses.

     Your Committee finds that this measure is necessary to
enable the commission to recoup some of the expenses involved in
the hearing process, and thereby operate in a more cost-effective
manner.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical
nonsubstantive amendments.

     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 H.B. No.
1409, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1409, H.D.
2, S.D. 1.


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



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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