CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 48

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2011

RE:    S.B. No. 1530

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1530, S.D. 1, H.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 measure is to authorize the Board of Land and Natural Resources to extend hotel, resort, commercial, and industrial leases for lessees who commit to making substantial improvements to the existing improvements.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that improvements to hotel and resort infrastructure are important to the growth and expansion of Hawaii businesses and the enhancement of Hawaii's visitor infrastructure.  Authorizing the extension of leases will give hotels and resorts incentives to reinvest in their properties, which will improve the hotel and resort industry throughout the State.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Eliminating the authorization for the Board of Land and Natural Resources to extend commercial and industrial leases of public land for lessees who commit to making substantial improvements to the existing improvements;

     (2)  Inserting an effective date of July 1, 2011; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

     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 S.B. No. 1530, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1530, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ JERRY L. CHANG, Co-Chair	____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM, Chair
____________________________ TOM BROWER, Co-Chair	____________________________ DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Co-Chair
____________________________ SHARON E. HAR, Co-Chair	____________________________ DAVID Y. IGE, Co-Chair