HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

              COMMITTEE ON WATER AND LAND USE
                Rep. Romy M. Cachola, Chair
               Rep. Ezra Kanoho, Vice Chair
  Rep. Nestor R. Garcia         Rep. Roy M. Takumi
  Rep. Hermina Morita           Rep. Colleen Meyer
  Rep. Brian Schatz             Rep. Cynthia Henry Thielen

            ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
               Rep. Hermina M. Morita, Chair
             Rep. Nestor R. Garcia, Vice Chair
  Rep. Romy M. Cachola          Rep. Ezra R. Kanoho
  Rep. Brian Schatz             Rep. Roy M. Takumi
  Rep. Colleen Meyer            Rep. Cynthia Henry Thielen

              COMMITTEE ON WATER AND LAND USE
                     NOTICE OF HEARING

        DATE:  Tuesday, February 15, 2000

        TIME:  10:00 A.M.

        PLACE: Conference Room 312, State Capitol

                        A G E N D A

Please submit 30 copies of testimony (WLU)
HB 2185 HD1  RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS                    TRN, WLU
          Authorizes the development of a heliport on the
          Olowalu Sanitary Landfill site to service the West
          Maui area.

                 DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 DECISION-MAKING ONLY ON THE FOLLOWING BILLS PREVIOUSLY DEFERRED
                NO TESTIMONY WILL BE TAKEN

ORIGINALLY HEARD ON FEBRUARY 4, 2000, BY COMMITTEE ON WATER AND
LAND USE
HB 2743      RELATING TO LAND USE                        WLU, FIN
          Prohibits the land use commission and the county
          zoning agency from imposing a condition on an
          application where the area of concern covered by the
          condition was addressed by the other agency. 

HB 2835      RELATING TO WATERSHED PROTECTION            WLU, FIN
          Establishes a watershed protection trust fund to
          fund public and private watershed management
          projects benefiting water quality; water quantity,
          and general watershed values within designated
          watershed areas.  Establishes a review board to
          identify watershed management areas.  Imposes a
          watershed protection tax.  Effective 07/01/01.


 
ORIGINALLY HEARD ON FEBRUARY 8, 2000, BY JOINT COMMITTEES ON
WATER AND LAND USE/ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
HB 1971      RELATING TO FOREST RESERVES.            WLU/EEP, FIN
          Defines "native forest" for tax purposes.

ORIGINALLY HEARD ON FEBRUARY 8, 2000, BY COMMITTEE ON WATER AND
LAND USE
HB 2433      RELATING TO LAND USE.                       WLU, FIN
          Limits a land reclassification to the urban district
          to a five-year period, unless before the end of the
          period, the Land Use Commission finds there has been
          substantial progress in the urban development of the
          lands.

HB 2573      RELATING TO THE SPECIAL FUNDS OF THE LAND
          DIVISION.                                   WLU, FIN
          Allows for the deposit moneys collected from lessees
          of public lands within industrial parks into the
          Special Land and Development Fund.  Abolishes the
          Industrial Park Special Fund and transfers the fund
          balance and liabilities to the Special Land and
          Development Fund.

HB 2578      RELATING TO THE NATURAL AREA RESERVE FUND   WLU, FIN
          Authorizes the one-time transfer of $500,000 from
          the Fund, to the General Fund for 2000-2001.

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 30 COPIES OF
THEIR TESTIMONY 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) THE
COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 432, STATE CAPITOL; OR (2) THE
HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS PERSONNEL IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE
CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT. TESTIMONY MAY BE FAXED TO THE HOUSE
SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT:  586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859
(NEIGHBOR ISLANDS).  WHEN FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE
TESTIMONY IS BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING,
AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES THAT IS NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.

IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8-1/2" X
11" SHEET. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL THE WATER AND LAND USE
COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6110.

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SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE
STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR
ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE
CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING SO
ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.



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Rep. Hermina M. Morita, Chair      Rep. Romy M. Cachola, Chair 
Committee on Energy and            Committee on Water and Land Use
Environmental Protection