STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2426

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.B. No. 3102

       S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Water and Land, to which was referred S.B. No. 3102 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE LAND CONSERVATION FUND,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to allow public and private moneys to be deposited into the Land Conservation Fund (Fund) and distributed as grants for acquisition of land having value as a resource to the State, and to allow moneys from the Fund to be used for the operation, maintenance, and management of the acquired lands.

 

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and The Nature Conservancy.  Testimony in opposition to this measure was submitted by The Trust for Public Land.

 

     Your Committee finds that this measure will provide greater protection of lands having value as a resource to the people of the State of Hawaii.  This includes, for example, protecting, maintaining, and restoring resources at risk, providing for greater public access to and enjoyment of the lands, and making needed improvements to protect native species and prevent soil erosion.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, in order to allow for further discussion and consideration; and

 

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water and Land that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3102, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3102, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water and Land,

 

 

 

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CLAYTON HEE, Chair