CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. -0 149-06

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: S.B. No. 2348

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

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. 2348, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS,"

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 funds to prepare for a pandemic of a novel strain of influenza.

This bill will enable the Department of Health to prepare for an influenza pandemic by providing funding for medications, mass clinic supplies, laboratory supplies and equipment, personal protective equipment, and a data management system for tracking cases and contacts.

Your Committee on Conference amended this bill by:

(1) Appropriating out of the general revenues the sum of $6,318,618;

(2) Appropriating out of the emergency and budget reserve fund the sum of $5,000,000; and

(3) Changing the effective date to "upon its approval."

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. 2348, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2348, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, 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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DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Co-Chair

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair

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DWIGHT TAKAMINE, Co-Chair

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair