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 |
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