Bills

SB 2492: BLNR; OHA; DISPOSITION OF PUBLIC LANDS; LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL; REQUIREMENT

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Senate

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-01-28: Referred to WLA/HWN, JDC/WAM.)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Requires any disposition of more than one thousand acres of public lands to governments by the Board of Land and Natural Resources to be subject to approval by a majority vote of both houses of the Legislature.  Requires the government seeking the disposition of the public land to submit for introduction to the Legislature a resolution containing certain information.  Requires a copy of the draft resolution to be sent to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

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