CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 82-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2014

RE:    S.B. No. 3065

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Madam and Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 3065, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

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 appropriate funds to investigate the possibility of exchanging state land for land owned by Dole Food Company, Inc., and for costs of executing the exchange.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that there is a continuing need to protect and preserve unique natural assets, both for the enjoyment of future generations and to establish base lines for environmental impact.  The present system of preserves, sanctuaries, and refuges must be strengthened, and additional areas of land suitable for agriculture and preservation should be set aside.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Amending findings to more accurately identify the total acreage and sales price of the agricultural and conservation lands owned by Dole Food Company, Inc.;

     (2)  Inserting language to require the consideration of the market value of state lands when investigating the possibility of acquiring land owned by Dole Food Company, Inc., through an exchange;

     (3)  Changing the source of appropriation from general revenues to the land conservation fund;

     (4)  Inserting an appropriation amount of $500,000 to investigate the possibility of exchanging state land for land owned by Dole Food Company, Inc., and for costs of executing the exchange;

     (5)  Inserting language to require the Department of Budget and Finance, as the expending agency, to coordinate with the Department of Accounting and General Services and Department of Land and Natural Resources;

     (6)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2014; and

     (7)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

     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 S.B. No. 3065, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3065, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ CINDY EVANS, Co-Chair	_______________________________ DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair
____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Co-Chair	_______________________________ MALAMA SOLOMON, Co-Chair
	_______________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Co-Chair
	_______________________________ MICHELLE N. KIDANI, Co-Chair