CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.55
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: H.B. No. 864
S.D. 1
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. 864, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COUNTIES,"
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 affirm the State's commitment to protecting and preserving its outstanding scenic vistas and natural beauty by permitting the counties to adopt ordinances prohibiting billboards or outdoor advertising devices located in the airspace or waters beyond the land boundaries of the county if those devices are visible from any public location within the county.
Your Committee on Conference finds that this bill will eliminate any ambiguity in current law as to the county's jurisdiction over outdoor advertising devices located in airspace or waters beyond the land boundaries of the county, and allow the counties to keep Hawaii's pristine, natural beauty from being overwhelmed by intrusive, unsightly advertising.
To realize this goal, your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by using the contents of the original House version. As amended, this bill clarifies that county ordinances regulating billboards and outdoor advertising also apply to any advertising devices that are physically situated in the airspace or waters beyond the borders of the county if those devices are visible from any public place located within the county.
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. 864, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 864, S.D. 1, 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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____________________________ DAVID Y. IGE, Chair |
____________________________ EZRA R. KANOHO, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ COLLEEN HANABUSA, Co-Chair |
____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Co-Chair |
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