STAND. COM. REP. NO.  12-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.B. No. 1636

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.B. No. 1636 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LAND COURT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to clarify the authority of the Department of Land and Natural Resources, the Department of Accounting and General Services, and the Judiciary to establish, amend, or eliminate fees for services related to the Land Court provided by each of those agencies.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Judiciary submitted testimony in support of this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1636 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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

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CINDY EVANS, Chair