STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1716

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   S.C.R. No. 21

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 21 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SUBMITTING TO THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII FOR REVIEW OF ACTION TAKEN BY THE BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES ON A LAND EXCHANGE AND SALE OF PROPERTY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to submit the land exchange and sale of certain parcels of ceded lands approved by the Board of Land and Natural Resources at its meeting on June 8, 2012, under agenda item D-11 to the Legislature for approval as required by section 171-64.7, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

The Department of Land and Natural Resource submitted testimony in support of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Amending its title and contents to reflect the affirmative approval of the Legislature as required by section 171-64.7, Hawaii Revised Statutes; and

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

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 21, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 21, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water & Land,

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CINDY EVANS, Chair