STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1481

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.C.R. No. 99

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 99 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO ESTABLISH THE REMNANT PARCEL TASK FORCE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to establish the Remnant Parcel Task Force to create an inventory of remnant parcels owned by the State that are suitable for sale, and to determine a process for the evaluation and disposition of suitable remnant parcels.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Land and Natural Resources testified in opposition to this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1)  Requesting that the Speaker of the House of Representatives establish the Remnant Parcel Task Force under the House Committee on Water and Land, rather than requesting that the DLNR establish the Task Force;

(2)  Amending the Task Force's composition to include at least one representative each of the DLNR and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs; and

(3)  Directing the Task Force to submit its report to the House of Representatives, rather than the Legislature.

     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 H.C.R. No. 99, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 99, H.D. 1.

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

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair