STAND. COM. REP. NO.  969-16

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2408

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2408, H.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LAND DISPOSITIONS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

The purpose of this measure to facilitate the efficient use of public lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation by:

 

     (1)  Allowing the Board of Land and Natural Resources to delegate the authority to approve revocable permits for the use of public lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation to the Director of Transportation; and

 

     (2)  Exempting the revocable permits issued by the Department of Transportation from Board of Land and Natural Resources approval requirements as well as public auction and public advertisement for sealed tender requirements.

 

     The Department of Transportation provided testimony in support of the measure.  The Department of Land and Natural Resources provided comments.


     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2408, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

 

 

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair