CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 128

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2011

 

RE:    H.B. No. 1164

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

 

Sirs:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1164, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC 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 bill is to:

 

     (1)  Authorize the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to consider the exchange of Sand Island parcels to leaseholders; and

 

     (2)  Require DLNR to report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2012.


 

     After careful consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

 

     (1)  Authorizing DLNR to review and consider the sale or exchange of Sand Island parcels to leaseholders;

 

     (2)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2011; and

 

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     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 H.B. No. 1164, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1164, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair

 

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JERRY L. CHANG, Co-Chair

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MALAMA SOLOMON, Co-Chair

 

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Co-Chair

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DAVID Y. IGE, Co-Chair

 

 

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RONALD D. KOUCHI, Co-Chair