CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 166-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 1932

H.D. 2

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

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. 1932, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,"

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:

(1) Authorize the Department of Transportation to acquire and hold title to real, personal, or mixed property for certain purposes;

(2) Amend the definition of "public lands" to exclude lands to which the Department of Transportation holds title; and

(3) Authorize the Department of Transportation to expend funds to directly acquire real property for projects relating to climate mitigation and adaptation and visual and noise buffer zones and barriers.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Removing language subjecting the disposal of lands held by the Department of Transportation to the same requirements for the disposal of submerged or reclaimed lands;

(2) Inserting language granting the Director of Transportation the same powers as the Board of Land and Natural Resources for functions subject to Chapter 171, Hawaii Revised Statutes;

(3) Inserting language requiring a department or agency with control of state lands to convey title or lease of those lands to the Department of Transportation upon request by the Department of Transportation and subject to approval by the Governor;

(4) Clarifying that lands set aside by the Governor for the Department of Transportation or lands leased by the Department of Transportation are excluded from the definition of "public lands";

(5) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2024; and

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

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. 1932, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1932, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ CHRIS LEE Chair	____________________________ CHRIS TODD Co-Chair
____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE Co-Chair	____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS Co-Chair
	____________________________ DARIUS KILA Co-Chair