CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.61-06

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: H.B. No. 1955

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1955, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LITTER CONTROL,"

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 purpose of this measure is to increase the mandatory fines for civil and criminal littering violations.

Specifically, this measure increases the mandatory minimum civil fine for littering from $25 to $250, increases the mandatory minimum criminal fine from $25 to $500, and increases the mandatory maximum criminal fine from $500 to $1,000.

Your Committee finds that many communities in Hawaii suffer from serious littering problems. The problem is exacerbated by a lack of enforcement and fines for littering that are insufficient to deter violators.

By increasing the fines for littering, this measure adds "teeth" to the littering laws and provides a substantial deterrent to litter violators.

Your Committee has amended the measure by:

(1) Reducing the mandatory minimum civil fine for littering from the proposed $250 to $100; and

(2) Making technical nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity and style.

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 H.B. No. 1955, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1955, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

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J. KALANI ENGLISH, Chair

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HERMINA MORITA, Co-Chair

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DAVID Y. IGE, Co-Chair

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BLAKE K. OSHIRO, Co-Chair

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COLLEEN HANABUSA, Co-Chair