STAND. COM. REP. NO. 507-04
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2004
RE: H.B. No. 2345
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2004
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2345 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to promote the development of farm and home ownership, as provided by law, by amending sections 166E-3(b) and 166E-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, which significantly impair the transfer of agricultural lands from the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to the Department of Agriculture (DOA).
Specifically, this bill:
(1) Deletes the requirement that all lands transferred between DLNR and DOA be geographically adjacent to one another; and
(2) Clarifies the limitations on encumbered lands, including all legal conveyances of real property, including leases, licenses, and revocable permits.
DOA and DLNR testified in support of this bill.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2345 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs,
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____________________________ EZRA R. KANOHO, Chair |
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