STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1593

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   S.B. No. 2

      S.D. 2

      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 Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PUBLIC LAND,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to more accurately and efficiently manage public land trust lands in accordance with the requirements of the Hawaii State Constitution and the Admission Act by requiring the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to initiate and coordinate all efforts to establish a public land trust information system, including, among other things, a determination of the type of information about each parcel of land to be included.

     This measure also appropriates an unspecified amount for the establishment and maintenance of a computerized, comprehensive statewide public land trust inventory database.

     The Aha Kiole Advisory Committee supported this bill.  A concerned individual opposed this measure.  DLNR, the Department of the Attorney General, and Office of Hawaiian Affairs provided comments.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Clarifying language in the purpose section;

     (2)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2030, to encourage further discussion; and

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

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

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair