THE SENATE
                THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                 REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

     MEASURES DEFERRED TO WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2000


            COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
                        4:00 P.M.
                   Conference Room 224


        DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURES
             (Deferred from March 17, 2000)


HB 1909       RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS                    WLH/ECD, WAM
HD1           Authorizes  the  department  of  land  and  natural
           resources  to  issue  new  leases  to  the existing
           Banyan   Drive   lessees,    subject   to   certain
           conditions.

HB 1998       RELATING TO STATE LEASES                    ECD/WLH, WAM
HD2           Provides that  at  the  time  of  expiration  of an
           agricultural lease, the current lessee shall have a
           right of first  preference  to  lease the property.
           Credits the appraised  value  of all infrastructure
           installed by the current  lessee, which is directly
           related  to  an  agriculture  operation,  excluding
           residences, toward  the  price  the  current lessee
           must match  in  exercising  the  lessee's  right of
           first preference.    Limits  the  lessee's right of
           first  preference  within   sixty  days  after  the
           auction.   Authorizes  the  department  of land and
           natural  resources  (DLNR)  to  negotiate long-term
           leases  under   specific   terms,  conditions,  and
           restrictions  imposed  by  this  Act  with  certain
           lessees of agricultural land.  Allows DLNR to adopt
           rules to  carry  out  the  provisions  in the bill.
           Specifies that within  six  months  from the bill's
           effective date, DLNR  shall notify all agricultural
           lessees of the  terms, conditions, and restrictions
           under the bill.

HB 2572       RELATING TO KANEOHE BAY                     ECD/WLH, WAM
HD1           Clarifies certain matters relating  to the roles of
           the  Kaneohe  Bay  Master  Plan,  the  Kaneohe  Bay
           Regional Council,  and  the  Deparment  of Land and
           Natural Resources in the management of the bay.


                No testimony will be accepted.



 
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