SB1924 SD1

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	1924
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to lands controlled by the state.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Chapter 171, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§171- Sale of lands under the control of state departments and agencies; legislative approval required. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no sale of:

(1) Land defined as public land under section 171-2;

(2) Land designated in section 203 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended;

(3) Land set aside pursuant to law for the use of the United States;

(4) Land being used for roads and streets;

(5) Land to which the United States relinquished the absolute fee and ownership under section 91 of the Hawaiian Organic Act prior to the admission of Hawaii as a state of the United States unless subsequently placed under the control of the board of land and natural resources and given the status of public lands in accordance with the State Constitution, the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, or other laws;

(6) Land to which the University of Hawaii holds title;

(7) Land to which the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation in its corporate capacity holds title;

(8) Land to which the Hawaii community development authority in its corporate capacity holds title;

(9) Land to which the department of agriculture holds title by way of foreclosure, voluntary surrender, or otherwise, to recover moneys loaned or to recover debts otherwise owed the department under chapter 167;

(10) Land that is set aside by the governor to the Aloha Tower development corporation; lands leased to the Aloha Tower development corporation by any department or agency of the State; or land to which the Aloha Tower development corporation holds title in its corporate capacity;

(11) Land that is set aside by the governor to the agribusiness development corporation; land leased to the agribusiness development corporation by any department or agency of the State; or land to which the agribusiness development corporation in its corporate capacity holds title; or

(12) Land to which the high technology development corporation in its corporate capacity holds title;

shall be made without the approval of the legislature by at least two-thirds majority vote of the members to which each house is entitled in any regular or special session at which the legislature is authorized to act on the sale of public land following the date of approval in principle of a sale by the state department or agency.

(b) The state department or agency shall submit for introduction to the legislature a concurrent resolution for review of action on any sale of state land controlled by the state department or agency, wherein the deed for the land shall be executed by the parties together with the following information:

(1) The location and area of the parcel of land to be sold;

(2) The value of the land to be sold;

(3) The names of all appraisers performing appraisals of the land to be sold;

(4) The date of the appraisal valuation;

(5) The purpose for which the land is being sold; and

(6) A detailed summary of any development plans for the land to be sold.

(c) If the legislature fails to approve the concurrent resolution to authorize the sale of state land under the control of the state department or agency as provided in subsection (a), the transaction shall not be executed by the state department or agency."

SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.