STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1349

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

RE:   H.C.R. No. 82

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Water & Land and Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 82 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A TERM, NONEXCLUSIVE EASEMENT COVERING A PORTION OF STATE SUBMERGED LANDS FRONTING THE PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AS TAX MAP KEY: (1) 3-6-001:017, WAIKIKI, HONOLULU, OAHU,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the Board of Land and Natural Resources to issue a term, non-exclusive easement over State submerged lands fronting the property identified as tax map key: (1) 3-6-001:017 for an existing pier in Waikiki on the island of Oahu.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources and an individual provided testimony in support of the measure.

     Your Committees have amended this measure by clarifying that the non-exclusive easement will cover an estimated area of 288 square feet, subject to confirmation by the Department of Accounting and General Services.  Technical, nonsubstantive amendments were also made for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Water & Land and Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 82, as amended herein, and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Finance, in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 82, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Water & Land and Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs,

____________________________ KANIELA ING, Chair

____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair