STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1407

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.R. No. 104

       S.D. 1

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water, Land, and Housing, to which was referred S.R. No. 104 entitled:

"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE LEGACY LAND CONSERVATION COMMISSION APPLY A CONSERVATION EASEMENT AS DEFINED IN SECTION 198-1, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, TO LAND ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THE LEGACY LAND CONSERVATION PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the Board of Land and Natural Resources to apply a conservation easement as defined in section 198-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to land acquired under the Legacy Land Conservation Program.

     Prior to holding a public hearing on this measure, a proposed S.D. 1 was prepared and made available for public review.  The proposed S.D. 1 requests that the:

(1)  Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, and Office of Planning jointly evaluate each six-year state program and financial plan submitted to the Legislature for information relevant to promoting and guiding job growth in Hawaii; and

(2)  Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism submit an annual report of the agencies' findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the proposed S.D. 1 presented by Kalbert K. Young, Director of Finance.

     Your Committee finds that the state program and financial plan can be used for annual assessments of job creation in Hawaii and to assist the Executive Branch and Legislature in planning for legislation and anticipated projects promoting job growth.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by adopting the proposed S.D. 1 which evaluates various information to promote and guide job growth in Hawaii.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, and Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 104, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.R. No. 104, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, and Housing,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair