HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2004

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine, Chair

Rep. Bertha C. Kawakami, Vice Chair

Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu

Rep. Glenn Wakai

Rep. Sol P. Kaho`ohalahala

Rep. Thomas Waters

Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay

Rep. Kika G. Bukoski

Rep. Romy M. Mindo

Rep. Mark G. Jernigan

Rep. Bob Nakasone

Rep. Colleen R. Meyer

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto

Rep. Mark S. Moses

Rep. Maile S.L. Shimabukuro

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Monday, March 1, 2004

TIME:

3:30 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A # 2

HB 2722

RELATING TO THE ALA WAI WATERSHED IMPROVEMENTS.

Appropriates funds for vegetative cover and construction of retention basins for discharge into Manoa and Palolo streams.

FIN

HB 432

RELATING TO STREAM EROSION.

Appropriates funds for a study to prevent erosion of the banks of Kawa Stream, Kaneohe, Oahu.

FIN

HB 1956

HD1

(HSCR456-04)

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION.

Provides incentives for the ownership of important agricultural lands, including exemption from county subdivision ordinances for leasehold subdivisions, transferable development credits, real property and agricultural infrastructure improvement tax credits, and exemption from the use tax.

AGR/WLH, FIN

HB 2849

(HSCR351-04)

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR ORGANIC AGRICULTURE.

Appropriates funds to support the establishment of an organic agriculture center and improve food security in Waianae.

AGR, FIN

HB 2800

HD1

(HSCR455-04)

RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS.

Establishes the process to identify important agricultural lands (IAL) as required by Art. XI, Section 3 of the State Constitution; requires a study to provide incentives; clarifies that the identification of IALs is not contingent upon the enactment of incentives; makes effective on 7-1-2010; appropriates funds; and provides for IAL leasehold subdivision.

WLH/AGR, FIN

HB 2529

HD1

(HSCR308-04)

RELATING TO HAZARDOUS LAND.

Requires each county to identify hazardous land areas; adopt standards for building in hazardous land areas, and enact ordinances to implement standards.

WLH, JUD, FIN

HB 1946

(HSCR47-04)

RELATING TO BEACH RESTORATION AND PROTECTION.

Requires DLNR to adopt rules. Allows taxpayers whose state income tax refund for any taxable year is $2 or more to designate $1 of the same to be paid into the beach restoration special fund.

WLH, FIN

HB 1793

HD1

(HSCR50-04)

RELATING TO LAND EXCHANGE.

Directs the Department of Land and Natural Resources to enter into negotiations with the George Galbraith Estate for a land exchange of private agricultural lands situated north of Wahiawa, Oahu.

WLH, FIN

HB 2716

(HSCR428-04)

RELATING TO THE SOUTH KONA WILDERNESS AREA.

Appropriates funds to DLNR to conduct an appraisal of private lands contained within the South Kona Wilderness Area for the purpose of purchasing the land or conducting a land exchange.

WLH, FIN

HB 2528

HD1

(HSCR84-04)

RELATING TO CONSERVATION LAND.

Provides an unspecified percentage conservation land tax credit for land, not exceeding an unspecified value, donated to and accepted by the State that is situated in a conservation land use district or for a land owner who voluntarily reclassifies residentially zoned land to conservation and initiates the rezoning process.

WLH, FIN

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 35 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) ROOM 306, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2) THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS TESTIMONY DROP OFF BOX IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT. TESTIMONY MAY BE FAXED TO THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT: 586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859 (NEIGHBOR ISLANDS). WHEN FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE TESTIMONY IS BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING, AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES THAT IS NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.

IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8-1/2" X 11" SHEET. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6200.

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Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine

Chair