STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 2197
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2019
RE: S.B. No. 1303
S.D. 2
H.D. 2
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirtieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2019
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1303, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure as received by your Committee is to optimize the use of public lands by:
(1) Specifying that title to those portions of Department of Education lands on which public libraries are located will be held by the Hawaii State Public Library System;
(2) Amending the allowable lease term for Department of Education land pursuant to the Twenty-First Century Schools Pilot Program; and
(3) Amending Act 206, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, to allow the City and County of Honolulu to transfer lands under existing Department of Education facilities directly to the Department of Education, rather than through the Department of Land and Natural Resources.
For purposes of the public hearing, a Proposed H.D. 2 was circulated for public review and comment. The Proposed H.D. 2 retains the substance of this measure as it was received by your Committee and also:
(1) Excludes lands set aside by the Governor to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority or lands to which the Hawaii Public Housing Authority in its corporate capacity holds title from the definition of "public lands";
(2) Subjects to legislative approval the sale or gift of lands to which the Hawaii Public Housing Authority in its corporate capacity holds title;
(3) Changes its effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and
(4) Makes technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
The Department of Education, Building Industry Association of Hawaii, and The Chamber of Commerce Hawaii supported the Proposed H.D. 2. The Hawaii Public Housing Authority, Hawaii State Public Library System, and Office of Hawaiian Affairs submitted comments on the Proposed H.D. 2.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Adopting the Proposed H.D. 2; and
(2) Making further technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1303, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1303, S.D. 2, H.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Chair |
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