STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1293-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   S.B. No. 3102

      S.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 3102, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE LAND CONSERVATION FUND,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to provide for greater protection of lands that have value as a resource to the State by allowing:

     (1)  Public and private moneys to be deposited into the Land Conservation Fund (Fund) and used for the acquisition of land having value as a resource to the State; and

     (2)  Moneys from the Fund to be used for the costs of operating, maintaining, and managing lands acquired by way of the Fund.

     The Department of Land and Natural Resources and Hawaii Agriculture Research Center testified in support of this bill.  The Trust for Public Land provided comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3102, S.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs,

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KEN ITO, Chair