Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 1416 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to amend the legislative disapproval process for land exchanges by changing the sequence of the approval process.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) testified in support of this bill.

Your Committee finds that by having the legislative disapproval process take place after the Board of Land and Natural Resources' preliminary approval of the land exchange and completion of the appraisals, but before the final execution of the exchange deeds, the ability of DLNR to manage its real estate assets will be greatly enhanced. Moreover, this improvement in the disapproval process for land exchanges may save time, money, and effort in negotiating the execution of a land exchange.

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 S.B. No. 1416 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Legislative Management.