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. 53 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to provide flexibility to the Department of Transportation (DOT) to negotiate, under certain circumstances, the disposition of public land for maritime-related operations without regard to certain limitations imposed under the public land law.

DOT and the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii – Maritime Committee testified in support of this measure. The Hawaii Government Employees Association testified in support of the intent of this measure.

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. 53 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.