Bill Text: HI SB2676 | 2014 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Public Land Sale or Gift; University of Hawaii; Legislative Approval
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-12 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. [SB2676 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2014-SB2676-Amended.html
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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO LANDS CONTROLLED BY THE STATE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 171-64.7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) Notwithstanding
any law to the contrary, no sale of lands described in subsection (a) in fee
simple including land sold for roads and streets, or gift of lands described in
subsection (a) in fee simple to the extent such gift is otherwise permitted by
law, shall occur without the prior approval of the sale or gift by the
legislature by concurrent resolution to be adopted by each house by at least a
two-thirds majority vote of the members to which each house is entitled in a
regular or special session at which a concurrent resolution is submitted for
approval of the sale; provided that the provisions of this section shall not
apply to remnants, as that term is defined in section 171-52, or portions
thereof; provided further that this section shall not apply to the issuance of
licenses, permits, easements, and leases executed in conformance with the laws
applicable to the lands listed in subsection (a)[; provided further that this
section shall not apply to non-ceded lands conveyed to the University of Hawaii
after December 31, 1989 to which the University of Hawaii holds title]."
SECTION 2. Section 304A-2166, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) The following shall be deposited into the special fund:
(1) Appropriations by the legislature to the special fund;
(2) All net proceeds from the sale of public lands, all net rents from leases, licenses, and permits, or all net proceeds derived from development rights for public lands:
(A) Proposed for large lot subdivision as a five hundred acre parcel and designated as Lot 10077 in Land Court Application 1069; and
(B) Obtained
from the Campbell Estate in the land exchange described in section 2 of Act
294, Session Laws of Hawaii 1996, located mauka of the H-1 Freeway and
consisting of nine hundred forty-one acres, more or less; [and]
provided that notwithstanding section 304A-105 to the contrary, no sale of lands described in this paragraph in fee simple, including land sold for roads and streets, or gift of lands described in this paragraph in fee simple to the extent such gift is otherwise permitted by law, shall occur without the prior approval of the sale or gift by the legislature by concurrent resolution to be adopted by at least a two-thirds majority vote of both houses; and
(3) Interest earned or accrued on moneys in the special fund."
SECTION 3. Section 304A-2274, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a)
There is established the University of Hawaii real property and facilities use
revolving fund into which shall be deposited all revenues collected by the
university for the use of university real property and facilities, except as
otherwise provided by law. The board of regents may establish prices, fees,
and charges, including those for the sale, lease, or use of university real
property and facilities, which include land, buildings, grounds, furnishings,
and equipment; provided that the university shall comply with all statutory and
common law requirements in the disposition of ceded lands[.] and
those lands described in section 304A-2166(b)(2). The board of regents
shall be exempt from the public notice and public hearing requirements of
chapter 91 in establishing and amending the fees and charges. The university
may establish separate accounts within the revolving fund for major program
activities. Funds deposited into the revolving fund accounts shall be expended
to pay the costs of operating university facilities, including maintenance,
administrative expenses, salaries, wages, and benefits of employees, contractor
services, supplies, security, furnishings, equipment, janitorial services,
insurance, utilities, and other operational expenses. Revenues not expended as
provided in this section may be transferred to other university funds to be
invested or expended for the administrative or overhead costs of the
university. All expenditures from this revolving fund shall be subject to
legislative appropriation."
SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Report Title:
Public Land Sale or Gift; University of Hawaii; Legislative Approval
Description:
Repeals the exemption from required legislative approval for the sale or gift of non-ceded lands conveyed to the University of Hawaii after December 31, 1989, to which the University of Hawaii holds title. Makes conforming amendments to UH statutes. (SD1)
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