CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 126

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2011

 

RE:    H.B. No. 1082

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

 

Sirs:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1082, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE CONSERVATION AND RESOURCES ENFORCEMENT SPECIAL FUND,"

 

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 establish a Conservation and Resources Enforcement Special Fund (Fund) to be administered by the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Deleting the provision that required general revenues to be deposited into the Fund for fiscal year 2011-2012;


 

     (2)  Appropriating $250,000 out of the Fund for fiscal year 2011-2012 to cover expenses related to enforcing natural, cultural, and historic resources protection laws and rules;

 

     (3)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2011; and

    

     (4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments 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. 1082, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1082, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, 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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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair

 

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JERRY L. CHANG, Co-Chair

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MALAMA SOLOMON, Co-Chair

 

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SHARON E. HAR, Co-Chair

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DAVID Y. IGE, Co-Chair