STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1981-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 2583

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2583, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to exempt non-ceded lands set aside by the Governor to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation from classification as public lands subject to Department of Land and Natural Resources' management.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation and one individual.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing its effective date to upon approval; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of 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. 2583, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2583, S.D. 2, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair