CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 100-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 2471

H.D. 2

S.D. 2

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. 2471, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INSPECTIONS ON PUBLIC LAND,"

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 establish a statutory framework for inspections of public land leases or licenses by the Department of Land and Natural Resources, including by third-party inspectors contracted by the Department.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Narrowing the types of public land that may be inspected by the Department of Land and Natural Resources to public land subject to a lease or license under chapter 171, Hawaii Revised Statutes;

(2) Narrowing the subject of authorized inspections by third-party inspectors to structures or buildings, rather than all public land subject to a lease or license under chapter 171, Hawaii Revised Statutes;

(3) Narrowing the type of corrective action the Department of Land and Natural Resources may take based on the third-party inspectors' reports to corrective action regarding structures or buildings, rather than leases, licenses, or land;

(4) Incorporating its provisions by operation of law as a provision of all leases and licenses entered into by the Board of Land and Natural Resources after, rather than as of, its effective date; and

(5) 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. 2471, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2471, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE Chair	____________________________ LINDA ICHIYAMA Co-Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair	____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS Co-Chair
____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO Co-Chair	____________________________ MAHINA POEPOE Co-Chair