CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 116

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 381

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 381, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL 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 measure is to direct the Office of Planning, Land Use Commission, Real Estate Commission, and City and County of Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting to study land subdivision and condominium property regime laws related to agricultural land, and report their findings and recommendations to the Legislature.

Your Committee on Conference finds that designating land for agricultural uses can increase the long-term sustainability of local agricultural production. Your Committee on Conference further finds that some agricultural lands are not being used for agriculture and enforcement of agricultural uses on agricultural lands could be improved. Your Committee on Conference therefore finds that a study of land subdivision and condominium property regime laws would provide the necessary background and framework for improving enforcement of agricultural uses on agricultural lands.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Delaying the deadline for submitting the report of findings and recommendations from the study to the Legislature to no later than twenty days prior to the Regular Session of 2021;

(2) Amending section 514B-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to require the counties to adopt supplemental rules governing condominium property regimes, including agricultural lands that are held in condominium property regimes, no later than July 1, 2022;

(3) Inserting a severability clause;

(4) Making it effective upon approval; and

(5) 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. 381, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 381, S.D. 2, 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

____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE Co-Chair	____________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA Chair
____________________________ RICHARD P. CREAGAN Co-Chair	____________________________ MIKE GABBARD Co-Chair
____________________________ ROY M. TAKUMI Co-Chair	____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER Co-Chair
____________________________ TY J.K. CULLEN Co-Chair