THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

             COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
             Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Chair
             Senator Jan Yagi Buen, Vice Chair

  COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
                Senator Cal Kawamoto, Chair
             Senator Robert Bunda, Vice Chair

                  NOTICE OF JOINT HEARING

        DATE:    Thursday, March 18, 1999

        TIME:    1:00 p.m.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 212
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street


                        A G E N D A


HB 368   RELATING TO THE STATE WATER CODE       ECD/TIA, WLH
        Provides the Board of Agriculture, under the State
        Water Code, with comparable authority over irrigation
        water as the county water agencies exercise over water
        for municipal purposes.
        (Abinsay, et. al.)

HB 753 HD2 RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL  TIA/ECD, WAM
        IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS
        Allows counties to enact ordinances to create special
        improvement districts to provide and finance
        supplemental maintenance and security services and
        such other improvements, services, and facilities
        within those districts as the county council finds
        will promote business activity and make finance
        improvements.
        (Chang, et. al.)


        DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.


Persons wishing to testify should submit 45 copies of their
testimony to the committee clerk, Room 205, State Capitol, 24

 
hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may also be faxed if less
than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at
586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at
least 24 hours prior to the hearing.  When faxing, please
indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and
time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for
submittal.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services
to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language
interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for
the disabled), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior
to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

Public Folder.  A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the
measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for
shared use by members of the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-
6970.



_______________________________      ________________________________
Senator Lorraine R. Inouye           Senator Cal Kawamoto
Chair                                Chair
Committee on Economic Development    Committee on Transportation and
                                  Intergovernmental Affairs