THE SENATE
                THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                 REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

     MEASURES DEFERRED TO FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1999


     COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
                        1:00 p.m.
                   Conference Room 225

         DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING BILLS
            (Deferred from February 10, 1999)


SB 52         RELATING TO LAND USE                             WLH/ECD, WAM
           Establishes a land  evaluation  and site assessment
           system.   Requires  the  land  use  commission, the
           department of  agriculture,  and  the  counties, to
           establish district boundaries  for the conservation
           of important  agricultural  lands,  and  other land
           districts.    Abolishes   the   urban,  rural,  and
           agricultural districts.    Requires  the  DLNR, the
           DOA, and the  counties  to delineate permitted uses
           and infrastructure  standards  in the conservation,
           important agricultural, and other land districts.

SB 1223       RELATING TO LAND USE                             WLH/ECD, WAM
           Establishes  a  land   evaluation  site  assessment
           rating  system   for   the   State.     Establishes
           standards, criteria, permissible uses, and policies
           for  the   designation   and   protection   of  the
           agricultural  district.    Adds  an  open  district
           classification to the state land use system.

SB 1097       RELATING TO TIMBER MANAGEMENT                    ECD/WLH, WAM
           Allows the application  of  moneys accrued from the
           harvesting of forest products  from state lands and
           sale of  tree  seedlings  from  state nurseries to:
           the  reforestation  and   management  of  harvested
           areas; the enhanced  management  of forest reserves
           and environmental education and training programs.

SB 1093       RELATING TO BEACH LANDS                          WLH/ECD, WAM
           Provides for the restoration  of beach lands within
           the State's shoreline  area.    Establishes a Beach
           Restoration Fund.

SB 1526       RELATING TO SUBSISTENCE FISHING                  ECD/WLH, WAM
           Reenacts Act  271,  Session  Laws  of  Hawaii 1994,
           relating to establishing a subsistence fishing area
           on Molokai.


 
SB 740        RELATING TO LAND USE                                 WLH, WAM
           Renames  the  State  LUC   to  the  State  Planning
           Commission;  redefines   its   powers  and  duties.
           Establishes    areas    of    responsibility    and
           jurisdiction   for   state   and   county  planning
           agencies, and  State  Important  Agricultural Lands
           Commission; State  (agricultural  and conservation)
           and Counties (urban and rural).


                   No testimony will be accepted.


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