STAND. COM. REP. NO. 704

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.B. No. 1555

       S.D. 2

 

 

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 1555, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to establish a method to make optimal use of public land for the economic, environmental, and social benefit of the people of Hawaii by establishing a public corporation to administer an appropriate and culturally-sensitive public land development program. 

 

     Your Committee received comments in opposition to this measure from twelve individuals.

 

     Your Committee received comments on this measure from William J. Aila, Jr., Chairperson, Department of Land and Natural Resources; and one individual.

 

     Your Committee finds that the State should make better use of public lands by creating recreation and leisure areas, as well as revenue-generating opportunities to help maintain existing state recreation areas, including small boat harbors and associated facilities.  To this end, your Committee further finds that this measure would rehabilitate the Ala Wai and Keehi Boat Harbors by imposing fees and directing the Department of Land and Natural Resources to enter into public-private partnerships to develop the Ala Wai Boat Harbor.  Your Committee also finds that public-private partnerships are an effective way to provide an opportunity for interested stakeholders to benefit the public by contributing to the upkeep of public facilities.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion on the measure; and

 

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

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1555, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1555, S.D. 2.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

 

 

 

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair