CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.5

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: S.B. No. 1162

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1162, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC LAND DISPOSITIONS,"

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 change the public notice requirements for auctions, drawings, direct negotiation, exchanges, quitclaims, submerged and reclaimed lands, reservations, and easements from three successive weeks to once in both a statewide and local publication.

Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended the measure to require all notices of public land distributions to be posted electronically on the Internet, as well.

Your Committee on Conference finds that this measure will provide additional flexibility for government agencies, particularly for counties such as Hawaii where there are two major local publications, while continuing to provide the public with sufficient notice.

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 S.B. No. 1162, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1162, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

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EZRA KANOHO, Co-Chair

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LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair

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ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Co-Chair

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CAL KAWAMOTO, Co-Chair