CONFERENCE
COMMITTEE REP. NO. 166-24
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2024
RE: H.B. No. 1932
H.D. 2
S.D. 1
C.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2024
State of Hawaii
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2024
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. 1932, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,"
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:
(1) Authorize the Department of Transportation to acquire and hold title to real, personal, or mixed property for certain purposes;
(2) Amend the definition of "public lands" to exclude lands to which the Department of Transportation holds title; and
(3) Authorize the Department of Transportation to expend funds to directly acquire real property for projects relating to climate mitigation and adaptation and visual and noise buffer zones and barriers.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:
(1) Removing language subjecting the disposal of lands held by the Department of Transportation to the same requirements for the disposal of submerged or reclaimed lands;
(2) Inserting language granting the Director of
Transportation the same powers as the Board of Land and Natural Resources for
functions subject to Chapter 171, Hawaii Revised Statutes;
(3) Inserting language requiring a department or agency
with control of state lands to convey title or lease of those lands to the Department
of Transportation upon request by the Department of Transportation and subject
to approval by the Governor;
(4) Clarifying that lands set aside by the
Governor for the Department of Transportation or lands leased by the Department
of Transportation are excluded from the definition of "public lands";
(5) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2024;
and
(6) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments
for the purposes of 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. 1932, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1932, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
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ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
____________________________ CHRIS LEE Chair |
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____________________________ CHRIS TODD Co-Chair |
____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE Co-Chair |
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____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS Co-Chair |
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____________________________ DARIUS KILA Co-Chair |
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