CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 13-04

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: H.B. No. 1793

H.D. 2

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1793, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LAND EXCHANGE,"

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 bill is to preserve agricultural lands, water resources, and community stability by directing the Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) and other appropriate state agencies to enter into negotiations for the exchange of public lands for private lands north of Wahaiwa, Oahu, owned by the George Galbraith Trust (Trust).

Your Committee on Conference recognizes that the value of the Trust lands is in the tens of millions of dollars, and while its acquisition is desirable, it may exceed the State's ability to purchase or offer lands in exchange. BLNR and other appropriate state agencies are, therefore, requested to explore the feasibility of incrementally acquiring through a land exchange those Trust lands that are deemed to be of the highest priority to the State.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by changing the effective date to upon approval.

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. 1793, 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. 1793, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

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LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Co-Chair

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EZRA KANOHO, Co-Chair

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair

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MICHAEL Y. MAGAOAY, Co-Chair