STAND. COM. REP. NO.  433

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.B. No. 1164

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources, to which was referred H.B. No. 1164 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to require the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to:

     (1)  Review and consider, among other things:

          (A)  Current lease terms between DLNR and the Sand Island Business Association;

          (B)  Income related to leases and rent;

          (C)  The use of lease revenues; and

          (D)  Alternative sources of revenue to replace the lease revenues;

          and

     (2)  Report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature prior to the convening of the 2012 Regular Session.

     The Sand Island Business Association, Universal Construction, Inc., Reynolds Recycling, Honolulu Recovery Systems, Honolulu Disposal Service, Ikaika Builders, and numerous concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  DLNR and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs opposed this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by changing its effective date to January 1, 3000, to encourage further discussion.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1164, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1164, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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JERRY L. CHANG, Chair