STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1094

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 68
                                        




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

Sir:

     Your Committees on Economic Development and Water, Land, and
Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 68 entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE DEPARTMENT OF
     AGRICULTURE TO CLAIM ITS FAIR SHARE OF THE CEDED LAND
     REVENUES,"

beg leave to report as follows:
     
     The purpose of this measure is to encourage the Department
of Agriculture to present its claim to the Governor for direct
receipt of twenty percent of ceded land revenues for the
development of farm ownership.

     Your Committees received testimony in support of this
measure from the Department of Agriculture and the Hawaii Farm
Bureau Federation.  The Office of Hawaiian Affairs testified in
opposition.

     Your Committees find that Section 5(f) of the Admission Act
established the public land trust for five purposes, including
the development of farm and home ownership.  Currently, ceded
lands revenues are not used directly for the development of farm
and home ownership, and this measure would encourage further
development of Hawaii's agricultural industry.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Economic Development and Water, Land, and Hawaiian
Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees concur

 
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with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 68, and recommend that
it be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committees on Economic
                                   Development and Water, Land,
                                   and Hawaiian Affairs,



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COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair            LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair

 
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