Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2814 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to prevent the repeal of section 171-13, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

Your Committee finds that Act 15, Third Special Session Laws of Hawaii 2001 provided the Governor with temporary emergency powers during the economic crisis that followed September 11. Part of Act 15 amended section 171-13, Hawaii Revised Statutes (relating to the disposition of public lands), that provided economic assistance to persons unable to meet their financial obligations with respect to certain land transfers involving public lands.

According to the State Attorney General, the sunset of Act 15 on April 30, 2002 may have the inadvertent effect of repealing section 171-13, Hawaii Revised Statutes, in its entirety, rather than just the amendments made by Act 15. This bill provides a reenactment clause to preserve section 171-13 in the form in which it read on the day before the approval of Act 15.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2814 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.