STAND. COM. REP. NO.  835-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 3272

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 3272 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to allow the current lessee of public land to match any winning bid under certain conditions when the public land is disposed of by public auction.

     The Department of the Attorney General and Department of Land and Natural Resources testified in opposition to this bill.  Two concerned individuals commented on this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 3272 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair