CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.9-02

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: H.B. No. 2002

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2002, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this bill is to support efforts to transform the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort Kauai into an economically viable resort by authorizing the Department of Land and Natural Resources to issue new state leases to Kauai Beach Resort, LLC, the hotel's owner and operator.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2002; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments to correct certain typographic errors.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2002, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2002, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

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LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair

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EZRA KANOHO, Co-Chair

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COLLEEN HANABUSA, Co-Chair

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BOB NAKASONE, Co-Chair

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DONNA MERCADO KIM, Co-Chair