CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 103

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.B. No. 1732

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1732, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A LOCAL FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM FOR LAKE WILSON,"

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 United States Geological Survey will install a flood warning system at Lake Wilson to provide advance information on an impending flood. The United States Geological Survey will work with the National Weather Service to issue flood warnings and, with the Oahu civil defense agency and Honolulu police department, will help ensure the timely evacuation of residents living downstream from Lake Wilson. However, the State must appropriate matching funds for the purchase of stream gauges and the operation and maintenance of the flood warning system.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting appropriation amounts of $19,000 for fiscal year 2005-2006 and $20,000 for fiscal year 2006-2007;

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2005;

(3) Changing the expending agency to the Department of Defense; and

(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments.

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. 1732, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1732, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

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EZRA R. KANOHO, Co-Chair

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LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair

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KEN ITO, Co-Chair

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair

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MICHAEL Y. MAGAOAY, Co-Chair