STAND. COM. REP. NO. 151
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2015
RE: H.B. No. 518
H.D. 1
Honorable Joseph M. Souki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Eighth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2015
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.B. No. 518 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF PUBLIC LANDS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to amend the law regarding the lease of public lands by authorizing:
(1) Lessees of public lands to relinquish a lease during the last half term of the lease;
(2) The disposition of relinquished leases and capital improvements at public auction;
(3) A relinquishing lessee to leave improvements on leased land which shall not be counted towards the appraised fair market value of the lease upon relinquishment and auction of the lease; and
(4) Reimbursement of a relinquishing lessee for improvements by the new lessee.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Converting the provisions of this Act into a four-year public land lease pilot project in counties with a population between 170,000 and 200,000;
(2) Requiring the Department of Land and Natural Resources to submit an interim and a final report to the legislature; and
(3) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 518, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 518, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water & Land,
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____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair |
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