STAND. COM. REP. 857
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2003
RE: H.B. No. 1509
H.D. 2
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2003
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1509, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to establish the South Kona wilderness area on the island of Hawaii, provide a mechanism for the creation of a plan for management of the wilderness area, and provide a framework for management of the wilderness area.
A concerned individual testified in support of this measure.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Deleting reference to specific organizations interested in this issue;
(2) Including 8,000 acres in Kapu'a;
(3) Authorizing a value-for-value trade of state lands to acquire land for the wilderness area;
(4) Allowing either the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) or a private landowner to initiate arbitration proceedings if they are unable to reach an agreement over DLNR's plan for acquisition of private lands;
(5) Clarifying that South Kona wilderness area lands shall be classified as lands within the conservation district as described in section 205-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes;
(6) Inserting a sunset date of December 31, 2004; and
(7) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1509, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1509, H.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair |
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