STAND. COM. REP. NO.  632-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   H.B. No. 2689

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2689, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL WATER SYSTEMS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to expedite the conveyance of private agricultural irrigation systems to the Board of Agriculture (BOA) by:

     (1)  Exempting the conveyance of these properties from county      subdivision requirements under certain conditions;

     (2)  Requiring the owner of an agricultural irrigation system      being conveyed to provide BOA with a description of the        property being acquired that is sufficient for recording      or filing purposes with the appropriate county;

     (3)  Requiring BOA to notify the appropriate county of the              conveyance of the property; and

     (4)  Requiring the Land Court, Bureau of Conveyances, and               other agencies to accept these descriptions for filing        and recording purposes.

     Kamehameha Schools testified in support of this bill.  The Department of Agriculture and City and County of Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting opposed this measure.  The Agribusiness Development Corporation and a concerned individual offered comments.

     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. 2689, H.D. 1, 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