STAND. COM. REP. 439

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.B. No. 1135

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Labor and Public Employment, to which was referred H.B. No. 1135, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to make government administration more efficient by:

(1) Transferring administrative responsibility for the Land Use Commission (LUC) from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT) to the Department of Land and Natural Resources; and

(2) Transferring the functions of the Office of Planning (OP) from DBEDT to DLNR.

DLNR and the Land Use Research Foundation of Hawaii testified in support of this bill. LUC and DBEDT supported the intent of this bill.

Two individuals opposed this bill. The Hawaii Government Employees Association commented on this bill.

 

Transferring LUC and the functions of OP to DLNR will improve the coordination of the State's land management and land use policies. DLNR already regulates the Conservation District, one of the land use classifications, and has other programs that are complementary to the functions of LUC and OP.

Your Committee notes that DLNR took no official position on having the Chair of DLNR also serve as the Chair of LUC.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor and Public Employment that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1135, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Labor and Public Employment,

 

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair