CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 122

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2013

RE:    H.B. No. 1424

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1424, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE ACQUISITION OF RESOURCE VALUE 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 require the Department of Land and Natural Resources to engage in efforts to acquire the parcel of land located at Lipoa Point and to ensure, to the maximum extent possible, that the seller of the lands uses the proceeds of the sale to benefit the pension plan of retirees of the Maui Land and Pineapple Company, Inc.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Specifying that the Department of Land and Natural Resources is required to engage to acquire the parcel of land located at Lipoa Point;

     (2)  Deleting the reference to the Land Conservation Fund, section 173A-5(i), Hawaii Revised Statutes;

     (3)  Specifying that the Department of Land and Natural Resources shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the proceeds from the sale of the lands are used to benefit the pension plan of retirees of the Maui Land and Pineapple Company, Inc.;

     (4)  Providing that the provisions of the bill shall not be construed to obligate the State for the pension fund liabilities; and

     (5)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2013.

     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 H.B. No. 1424, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1424, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ MALAMA SOLOMON, Chair	____________________________ FAYE P. HANOHANO, Co-Chair
____________________________ RONALD D. KOUCHI, Co-Chair	____________________________ CINDY EVANS, Co-Chair
	____________________________ TY J.K. CULLEN, Co-Chair