STAND. COM. REP. NO.1411

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.B. No. 83

H.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 83, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO A LAND EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAII AND THE ALOHA COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize an exchange of private lands owned by the Aloha Council, Boy Scouts of America in Waikele, Oahu, for public lands located on the islands of Oahu, Kauai, and Hawaii.

Presently, the Aloha Council, Boy Scouts of America (Council) operates three campsites, on the islands of Oahu, Kauai, and Hawaii, on public lands under long-term leases at nominal rent. The Council owns in fee simple three potential income producing parcels of property in the Mill Town Center and Industrial Park in Waipahu, Waikele, Oahu. The Council would like to make improvements to the three campsites it operates on the public lands but would require the fee simple title to the public lands to make the improvements feasible.

Your Committee finds that independent appraisals of the Council's parcels and the public lands set their values at $1,209,000 and $1,150,000, respectively.

Your Committee further finds that an expedited exchange is in the public interest.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 83, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair