CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 74-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.B. No. 3157

S.D. 2

H.D. 2

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. 3157, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DIRECT NEGOTIATION FOR PUBLIC LAND LEASES,"

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 expand the disposition of public land leases through direct negotiation to include commercial and industrial purposes.

Your Committee on Conference finds that the public auction process used for the disposition of public lands discourages potential lessees. Consequently, properties have remained vacant, generating no income and serving no public benefit, while in some cases incurring significant management costs for the Department of Land and Natural Resources. This measure will facilitate the productive use of public lands by authorizing the disposition of public land leases through direct negotiation for commercial and industrial purposes.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by making it effective upon its approval.

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. 3157, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3157, S.D. 2, 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	____________________________ LYNN DECOITE Co-Chair
____________________________ SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO Co-Chair