THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2012

 

COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, AND HOUSING

Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair

Senator Malama Solomon, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND LABOR

Senator Clayton Hee, Chair

Senator Maile S.L. Shimabukuro, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

TIME:

10:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 16

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 2207

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS.

Provides for fair compensation when leased public land for agricultural or pastoral uses is withdrawn, condemned, or taken for public purposes.

 

WLH/JDL, WAM

SB 2524

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HAIKU VALLEY.

Establishes the Haiku Valley cultural preserve commission to provide policy and management oversight of the Haiku Valley cultural preserve.  Initiates process of conveying Haiku valley in fee simple to the department of land and natural resouces.

 

WLH/JDL, WAM

SB 2851

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO VESSELS.

Clarifies responsibility for disposing of vessels and amends the description of an abandoned vessel.

 

WLH/JDL, WAM

SB 2852

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO AQUATIC RESOURCE VIOLATIONS.

Provides for transformative administrative penalty alternatives and an enhanced collection mechanism for outstanding fines and penalties resulting from aquatic resource violations.

 

WLH/JDL, WAM

SB 2853

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO ACCRETED LANDS.

Clarifies that land accreted after May 20, 2003, shall be public land except as otherwise provided by law.

 

WLH/JDL, WAM

SB 2856

      Status & Testimony

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VII, SECTION 12, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO ASSIST DAM AND RESERVOIR OWNERS.

Proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize the State to issue special purpose revenue bonds and use the proceeds from the bonds to assist dam and reservoir owners.

 

WLH/JDL, WAM

SB 3028

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO CONSERVATION AND RESOURCES.

Establishes penalties for the destruction or harvesting of native sandalwood trees.  Requires replanting for trees harvested.  Bans the export of raw or unprocessed sandalwood timber.  Establishes DLNR policies regarding sandalwood.

 

WLH/JDL, WAM

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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Senator Clayton Hee

Chair

 

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Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz

Chair