THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2004

COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, AND AGRICULTURE

Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Chair

Senator Willie C. Espero, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MILITARY AFFAIRS

AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Senator Cal Kawamoto, Chair

Senator Willie C. Espero, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Monday, March 22, 2004

TIME:

2:45 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 224

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HB 1560

HD1

(HSCR748)

RELATING TO DISPOSITION OF VESSELS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

Requires the department of land and natural resources to give a vessel owner notice and opportunity to be heard regarding the basis for impounding the vessel. (HB1560 HD1)

WLA/TMG, WAM

HB 1713

HD2

(HSCR540-04)

RELATING TO KAHULUI HARBOR.

Prohibits the use of nets to fish in Kahului harbor. (HB1713 HD2)

WLA/TMG

HB 2439

(HSCR549-04)

RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE SIRENS.

Expedites the construction, installation, maintenance, repair, and replacement of civil defense warning or signal devices and sirens by exempting these items from the definition of "development" for purposes of coastal zone management.

WLA/TMG, WAM

HB 2528

HD2

(HSCR607-04)

RELATING TO CONSERVATION LAND.

Provides an unspecified percentage conservation land tax credit for land, not exceeding an unspecified value, donated to and accepted by the State that is situated in a conservation land use district or for a land owner who voluntarily reclassifies residentially zoned land to conservation and initiates the rezoning process. (HB2528 HD2)

WLA/TMG, WAM

HB 2792

HD1

(HSCR703-04)

RELATING TO PRIVATE ROADS.

Requires owners of private roads to maintain private roads pursuant to agreement or in absence of agreement in equal shares. Allows county ordinances dealing with maintenance of private roads to supercede new part (HB 2792 HD1)

WLA/TMG, JHW

HB 2167

(HSCR508-04)

RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCESS.

Prohibits gated communities that deny public access to any coastal shoreline or mountain or inland areas used for recreational or cultural purposes.

TMG/WLA, JHW

HB 2703

HD1

(HSCR666-04)

RELATING TO IMPACT FEES.

Authorizes the counties to assess impact fees, and transfers revenues to a new state special fund, to help pay for state highway improvements that serve new or more intensive development. (HB2703 HD1)

TMG/WLA, WAM

     

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

Persons wishing to testify should submit 40 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 201, State Capitol, 24 hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may also be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for submittal.

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Public Folder. A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-7335

 

 

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Senator Cal Kawamoto

Chair

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Senator Lorraine R. Inouye

Chair