CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 35-10

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2010

 

RE:    H.B. No. 2688

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

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. 2688, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH,"

 

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 clarify the rational link between the benefits sought and charges made on the users and beneficiaries of the Environmental Health Education Fund by:

 

     (1)  Changing the name of the Environmental Health Education Fund to the Sanitation and Environmental Health Special Fund (Special Fund); and

 

     (2)  Allowing the use of Special Fund moneys for sanitation program activities, including permitting, inspections, enforcement, and the hiring of additional inspectors.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

 

(1)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2010; 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. 2688, 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. 2688, 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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MIKE GABBARD, Chair

 

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Co-Chair

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DAVID Y. IGE, Co-Chair

 

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Co-Chair

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SHAN S. TSUTSUI, Co-Chair