CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 111-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.B. No. 2591

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

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. 2591, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO BURIAL SITES,"

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) Impose a fine on any private landowner that fails to disclose or record with the Bureau of Conveyances, or in documents used to offer real property for sale, the existence of burial or archaeological sites on their property that the landowner knew or should have known of; and

(2) Require fines collected to be deposited into the Hawaii Historic Preservation Special Fund.

Your Committee on Conference finds that it is important that private landowners contribute to the preservation and protection of burial sites on their lands. This measure will hold private landowners accountable by imposing fines on property owners that fail to record or disclose these sites on their land.

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. 2591, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2591, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS Co-Chair	____________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO Chair
____________________________ SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO Co-Chair	____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE Co-Chair
	____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair