CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.135
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: H.B. No. 109
H.D. 1
S.D. 2
C.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 109, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LAND USE COMMISSION,"
having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.
The purpose of this bill is to support efforts to create more rural districts by:
(1) Allowing the counties to work with the Land Use Commission to develop policy and recommend boundary amendments to expand and enhance the use of rural districts;
(2) Authorizing the convening of an advisory group to redefine rural districts; and
(3) Appropriating an unspecified sum to accomplish these purposes.
Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by creating a new Part that clarifies the permitted uses in the agricultural and rural land use districts. Specifically, this Part amends the land use law by:
(1) Including golf courses, golf driving ranges, and golf-related facilities as allowable activities within the rural district; and
(2) Prohibiting golf courses and golf driving ranges within the agricultural district; provided that golf courses and golf driving ranges approved by a county before July 1, 2005, for development within the agricultural district shall be permitted uses within the agricultural district.
Your Committee on Conference has further amended this bill by:
(1) Inserting the sum of $50,000 for fiscal year 2005-2006 for a study relating to enhancing the use of rural districts; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity and style.
Finally, it is the intent of your Committee on Conference that section 205-4.5(d), Hawaii Revised Statutes, also applies to golf-related facilities as a permitted use within the agricultural district if approved by a county before July 1, 2005.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 109, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 109, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
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____________________________ RUSSELL S. KOKUBUN, Chair |
____________________________ EZRA R. KANOHO, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ COLLEEN HANABUSA, Co-Chair |
____________________________ FELIPE P. ABINSAY, JR., Co-Chair |
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____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair |
____________________________ ROBERT N. HERKES, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ DWIGHT TAKAMINE, Co-Chair |