CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 158

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2013

 

RE:    S.B. No. 1256

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 2

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Madam and 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. 1256, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL SPACE CENTER FOR EXPLORATION SYSTEMS,"

 

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 appropriate funds to the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES) for personnel costs and to support its operations and purchase equipment, which will encourage the development and expansion of the aerospace, robotics, and related industries in Hawaii.

 

     Your Committee on Conference finds that the field of aerospace has the potential to provide significant economic development, high-paying jobs, and economic diversification for the island of Hawaii and the State.  Your Committee on Conference further finds that PISCES is a prominent component of the State's aerospace industry development strategy and can help promote Hawaii's strategically ideal location for space exploration.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Adding a new section to chapter 201, Hawaii Revised Statutes, requiring PISCES to submit an annual report to the Legislature;

 

     (2)  Inserting an appropriation amount of $400,000;

 

     (3)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2013; and

 

     (4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

 

     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. 1256, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1256, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, 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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ISAAC W. CHOY, Co-Chair

 

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WILL ESPERO, Chair

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CLIFT TSUJI, Co-Chair

 

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MICHELLE N. KIDANI, Co-Chair

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SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Co-Chair