CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 127

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2011

RE:    H.B. No. 331

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

       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. 331, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, 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)  Change the maximum aggregate of the initial term and any extension of certain leases of public lands from 55 years to 65 years;

     (2)  Broaden the restriction against introducing any species of aquatic life or wildlife, as defined in section 197-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to apply to any persons, rather than only to the Department of Land and Natural Resources; and

     (3)  Establish a Public Land Development Corporation to administer a public-land development program.

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

     (1)  Retaining only the provisions that change the maximum aggregate of the initial term and any extension of certain leases of public lands from 55 years to 65 years; and

     (2)  Changing its effective date to upon approval.

     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. 331, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 331, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair	____________________________ JERRY L. CHANG, Co-Chair
____________________________ MALAMA SOLOMON, Co-Chair	____________________________ SHARON E. HAR, Co-Chair
____________________________ RONALD D. KOUCHI, Co-Chair
____________________________ DAVID Y. IGE, Co-Chair