CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 19-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2008

RE:    S.B. No. 2849

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Madam and Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2849, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

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 measure is to allow the use of agricultural lands:

     (1)  For agricultural-energy facilities, provided that the primary activity of the agricultural-energy enterprise is agricultural activity; and

     (2)  To provide affordable rental housing to agricultural workers and agricultural support buildings to agricultural business operators and support services by using or rehabilitating existing structures on plantation community subdivisions.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by amending the definition of "plantation community subdivision" to allow for the construction of new agricultural employee housing and agricultural support buildings.

     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 S.B. No. 2849, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2849, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ HERMINA MORITA, Co-Chair	____________________________ JILL TOKUDA, Chair
____________________________ KEN ITO, Co-Chair	____________________________ RON MENOR, Co-Chair
____________________________ CLIFT TSUJI, Co-Chair