Hawaii HB2048 amends land disposition laws to address military land use and renewable energy development.

Hawaii HB2048 amends the state's land disposition laws to address the use of public lands by the United States military and the development of renewable energy projects. The bill mandates that any new land disposition to the military cannot exceed 25 years and requires a clean-up and remediation bond. It also requires the board of land and natural resources to consider the return of unused, surplus, and recreational-use lands to the state and the payment of just compensation for the military's use of crown and government lands since 1898.

Hawaii HB2048 amends land disposition laws to address military land use and renewable energy development.

Hawaii HB2048 amends the state's land disposition laws to address the use of public lands by the United States military and the development of renewable energy projects. The bill mandates that any new land disposition to the military cannot exceed 25 years and requires a clean-up and remediation bond. It also requires the board of land and natural resources to consider the return of unused, surplus, and recreational-use lands to the state and the payment of just compensation for the military's use of crown and government lands since 1898.