CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 194

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2017

RE:    H.B. No. 1469

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1469, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC 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 bill is to promote the redevelopment of districts that have been identified as being in need of revitalization.

     Specifically, this bill:

(1)  Requires the Legislature to designate redevelopment districts in certain land classifications;

(2)  Requires the establishment of a planning committee for each designated redevelopment district;

(3)  Requires the planning committee to prepare a redevelopment plan for the designated district;

(4)  Establishes a process to create a separate revolving fund for each redevelopment district;

(5)  Appropriates funds for the purposes of redevelopment districts; and

(6)  Establishes the Waiakea Peninsula Redevelopment District, Planning Committee, and Revolving Fund, to be repealed on June 30, 2027.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Adding clarifying language regarding the powers and duties delegated to planning committees;

     (2)  Adding provisions regarding modifications to public land lease restrictions;

     (3)  Appropriating $500,000 for fiscal year 2017-2018 to be deposited into the Waiakea Peninsula Redevelopment District Revolving Fund (Revolving Fund) and appropriating out of the Revolving Fund $300,000 for fiscal years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 for the purpose of this measure; and

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

     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. 1469, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1469, H.D. 1, 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

____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Chair	____________________________ RICHARD H.K. ONISHI Co-Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair	____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE Co-Chair
____________________________ KAIALI'I KAHELE Co-Chair	____________________________ JAMES KUNANE TOKIOKA Co-Chair