CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.6

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: S.B. No. 48

S.D. 1

H.D. 2

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. 48, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS,"

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 direct the department of land and natural resources to expedite discussions with four cattle ranchers, a portion of whose lands are subject to withdrawal due to realignment of the Saddle Road, and to consider all means of fairly compensating them for the withdrawn lands.

Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference amended the measure to require the department to authorize the lessees to utilize ten per cent of remaining land for alternative agriculture use at no increase in the lease rent rate.

Your Committee on Conference would also encourage the department to work with the federal government to implement the withdrawals in incremental stages to delay the impact on the lessees for as long as possible.

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. 48, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 48, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, 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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NOBU YONAMINE, Co-Chair

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JAN YAGI BUEN, Co-Chair

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RON MENOR, Co-Chair