STAND. COM. REP. NO.  705-18

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2018

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1985

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 1985, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

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

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to require the Board of Land and Natural Resources to provide an annual report to the Legislature with information regarding the value, status, zoning, and status of resource value of public lands held by the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

 

     The Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii and a few concerned individuals supported this measure.  The Department of Land and Natural Resources provided comments.

 

     Your Committee notes the comments raised by the Department of Land and Natural Resources regarding the potentially broad applicability of this measure in its current form.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1985, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Chair