Bill Text: HI HB1617 | 2012 | Regular Session | Amended


Bill Title: Public Lands; Leases; Fair Compensation

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2012-07-10 - (S) Vetoed on 07-10-12 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1390). [HB1617 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2012-HB1617-Amended.html

 

 

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 112-12

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2012

 

RE:    H.B. No. 1617

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sirs:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1617, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS,"

 

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 measure is to:

 

     (1)  Provide fair compensation to lessees of public lands when a withdrawal or taking of leased land renders the land unusable for the lessees' original intended purposes; and

 

     (2)  Transfer the parcels of land identified by tax map key numbers (1) 9-4-012:001, (1) 9-4-012:002, and (1) 9-4-012:003 to the Agribusiness Development Corporation no later than January 1, 2013.


 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Authorizing the Board of Land and Natural Resources to authorize the extension of commercial, hotel, resort, and industrial leases for lessees' substantial improvement to the leased premises;

 

     (2)  Deleting the provisions relating to the transfer of specified parcels to the Agribusiness Development Corporation;

 

     (3)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2012; and

 

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

 

     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. 1617, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1617, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, 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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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair

 

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JERRY L. CHANG, Co-Chair

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MALAMA SOLOMON, Co-Chair

 

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TOM BROWER, Co-Chair

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CLAYTON HEE, Co-Chair

 

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ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Co-Chair

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DAVID Y. IGE, Co-Chair

 

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SHARON E. HAR, Co-Chair

 

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