Bill Text: HI SB3157 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Direct Negotiation For Public Land Leases.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-06-28 - Act 114, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1215). [SB3157 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2024-SB3157-Introduced.html
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO DIRECT NEGOTIATION FOR PUBLIC LAND LEASES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the public auction process that is normally used to dispose of public land leases has become too protracted, cumbersome, and uncertain to the extent that it has deterred participation by potential lessees. Therefore, the result is that properties have remained vacant, generating no income and serving no public benefit.
The legislature also finds that expediting
the leasing process would potentially make properties more attractive to
prospective lessees, and result in the creation of a long-term income stream.
The purpose of this Act is to expand the
disposition of public land leases through direct negotiation to include
agricultural, commercial, industrial, resort, and hotel purposes.
SECTION
2. Section 171-59, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) Disposition of public lands for uses
related to airline, aircraft, and
airport-related[,] operations; agricultural processing[,];
cattle feed production[,]; aquaculture[,]; agriculture; commercial use; industrial use; hotels;
resorts; and marine, maritime,
and maritime-related operations may be negotiated without regard to the
limitations set forth in subsection (a) and section 171-16(c); provided that:
(1) The
disposition encourages competition within the [aeronautical,
airport-related, agricultural, aquaculture, maritime, and maritime-related
operations;] relevant industries;
(2) The disposition shall not exceed a maximum term of thirty-five years, except in the case of:
(A) Maritime and maritime-related operations, which may provide for a maximum term of seventy years; and
(B) Aquaculture operations, which may provide for a maximum term of sixty-five years; provided that aquaculture operations in good standing may seek to renew a lease issued under this section and, during the lease term, may engage in supportive activities that are related to or integrated with aquaculture; and
(3) The method of disposition of public lands for cattle feed production as set forth in this subsection shall not apply after December 31, 1988.
For the purposes of this subsection:
"Agricultural processing" means
the processing of agricultural products, including dairying, grown, raised, or
produced in Hawaii.
"Airport-related" means a purpose
or activity that requires air transportation to achieve that purpose or
activity; or an activity that generates revenue for the airport system as
provided in section 261-7.
"Aquaculture" means the
propagation, cultivation, or farming of aquatic plants and animals in controlled
or selected environments for research, commercial, or stocking purposes,
including aquaponics or any growing of plants or animals with aquaculture
effluents.
"Maritime-related" means a
purpose or activity that requires and is directly related to the loading,
off-loading, storage, or distribution of goods and services of the maritime
industry."
SECTION 3. This Act does
not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and
proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
SECTION 4. Statutory
material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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INTRODUCED BY: |
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BY REQUEST |
Report Title:
Public Land; Leases; Direct Negotiation
Description:
Authorizes disposition of public land leases for agricultural, commercial, industrial, hotel, and resort purposes through direct negotiation.
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not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
