CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 99

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: S.B. No. 1391

S.D. 1

H.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1391, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES ON PUBLIC LANDS,"

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 authorize the Board of Land and Natural Resources to place a lien on a property for noncompliance with certain administrative enforcement actions related to land use violations and for certain unauthorized structures encroaching on public lands.

Your Committee on Conference finds that the Department of Land and Natural Resources has struggled to resolve problems related to encroaching erosion control structures that are typically unpermitted or have remained under an expired permit far beyond their allotted authorization. Therefore, this measure serves to aid the Department in addressing noncompliant and potentially hazardous structures by allowing the Board of Land and Natural Resources to attach a lien on an owner's property.

Accordingly, your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Making it effective upon its approval; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the 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 S.B. No. 1391, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1391, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ LINDA ICHIYAMA Co-Chair	____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE Chair
____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS Co-Chair	____________________________ MIKE GABBARD Co-Chair
____________________________ MAHINA POEPOE Co-Chair	____________________________ SHARON MORIWAKI Co-Chair