CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 113-12

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2012

 

RE:    H.B. No. 1972

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

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. 1972, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION,"

 

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 clarify the basis for, and limit the amount of, fees charged for services rendered by the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources.  Specifically, this measure:

 

     (1)  Limits the fees charged by the comprehensive historic preservation program to those that are proportional to the complexity of the services being provided and that do not exceed the annual operating costs of the program; and

 

     (2)  Directs the State Historic Preservation Division to develop signage for the State's cultural and historic resources.

 

     Your Committee on Conference amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2012.

 

     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. 1972, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1972, H.D. 2, 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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CAROL FUKUNAGA, Chair

 

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JERRY L. CHANG, Co-Chair

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Co-Chair

 

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FAYE HANOHANO, Co-Chair

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GLENN WAKAI, Co-Chair

 

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SHARON E. HAR, Co-Chair