CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 75

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2007

 

RE:    H.B. No. 1372

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Sir and Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1372, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND INJURY PREVENTION SYSTEM BRANCH,"

 

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 bill is to appropriate $439,684 as an emergency appropriation to reimburse costs associated with the delivery of emergency aeromedical services on Oahu by the Hawaii Army National Guard or other provider.

 

     Pursuant to the requirements set forth in Article VII, section 9, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii, the Governor has requested immediate consideration and passage of this bill, citing an existing critical funding emergency to continue aeromedical services on Oahu.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

 

(1)  Increasing the appropriation to $1,444,828; and

 

(2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for clarity, consistency, 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. 1372, 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. 1372, 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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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair

 

 

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JOSHUA B. GREEN, M.D., Co-Chair

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Co-Chair

 

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JOHN MIZUNO, Co-Chair