CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 116

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2021

 

RE:    H.B. No. 1352

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

 

Sirs:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1352, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SURPLUS MILITARY LAND,"

 

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 require the Office of Planning to submit a report to the Legislature containing the following:

 

     (1)  An inventory of the lands within the State that are leased to, or under the control of, the federal government, to be prepared by the Department of Land and Natural Resources by a date determined by the Office of Planning;

 

     (2)  Any known contaminants or environmental hazards on the lands based on past environmental studies, to be prepared by the Department of Health in consultation with the Environmental Protection Agency, by a date determined by the Office of Planning;

 

     (3)  Input from all executive branch departments and agencies and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs on remediation and restoration needs and proposed alternative uses for the lands; and

 

     (4)  The Office of Planning's findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, based on the information above.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2021.

 

     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. 1352, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1352, H.D. 1, 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

Chair

 

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TAKASHI OHNO

Co-Chair

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MIKE GABBARD

Co-Chair

 

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DAVID A. TARNAS

Co-Chair

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CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA

Co-Chair

 

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LISA MARTEN

Co-Chair

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GLENN WAKAI

Co-Chair