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Senate advances bill to restrict public‑lottery leases for state recreational residences to county residents
Summary
Lawmakers moved SB 15-17 forward after leaseholders, DLNR and county representatives testified; the measure would allow BLNR to lease recreational‑residence public lands by lottery limited to county residents, a step supporters said would preserve community ownership of Kauai’s historic cabins.
The Senate Committee on Water and Land on Feb. 10 voted to advance SB 15-17, a bill authorizing the Board of Land and Natural Resources to lease certain public lands for recreational residential use by public lottery and to limit lottery participation to residents of the county where the land is located.
Dawn Shag (appearing for DLNR) said the department supports the measure’s intent; state parks administrator Alec Carpenter testified that many of the recreational residences were built…
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