CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. 39

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.B. No. 1509

H.D. 2

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1509, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION,"

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 bill is to preserve the historic, visual, and cultural aspects of lands in South Kona on the island of Hawaii by establishing the South Kona Wilderness Area and requiring the development of a comprehensive management plan for the area.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

(1) Expanding the boundaries of the Wilderness Area in Honomalino by including lands from the shoreline to 6,000 feet inland rather than 1,750 feet inland;

 

(2) Authorizing the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to acquire private lands by a value-for-value exchange of other state lands; these provisions replace language requiring DLNR to develop a plan for acquisition of lands as well as authorizing it to include a value-for-value trade of other state lands;

(3) Requiring that the costs associated with any appraisal relating to a land exchange shall be borne by the private landowner or by private funds, grants, or contributions;

(4) Deleting references to arbitration proceedings in the event agreement cannot be reached on the land exchange;

(5) Setting July 1, 2003, as the effective date of this measure;

(6) Setting December 31, 2006, as the automatic repeal date if the exchange transactions to acquire the lands are not consummated prior to that date; and

(7) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity and consistency.

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 H.B. No. 1509, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1509, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

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LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Co-Chair

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EZRA KANOHO, Co-Chair

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair

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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Co-Chair

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WILLIE C. ESPERO, Co-Chair