STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1261-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   S.B. No. 3011

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred S.B. No. 3011, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require the Department of Agriculture to transfer three parcels of land located in Kunia, Oahu, to the Agribusiness Development Corporation.

The Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation testified in support of this measure.  The Agribusiness Development Corporation testified in support of the intent of this measure.  The Department of Agriculture and Office of Hawaiian Affairs testified in opposition to this measure.  The Department of Land and Natural Resources provided comments on this measure.

     Your Committee respectfully requests that the Committee on Finance further examine:

     (1)  Having the Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and Department of Land and Natural Resources further examine the issue of leasing the land;

     (2)  That there is an administrative ruling to have the Agribusiness Development Corporation be a feasible avenue; and

     (3)  The Office of Hawaiian Affairs concerns that the Agribusiness Development Corporation can sell the lands without legislative approval.

     Your Committee has amended the measure by changing the effective date to January 20, 2020, to facilitate further discussion.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Agriculture that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3011, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3011, S.D. 2, H.D. 2.

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

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CLIFT TSUJI, Chair