CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 183

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2013

 

RE:    H.B. No. 858

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

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. 858, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HI GROWTH INITIATIVE,"

 

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 provide the funding and the coordination to reinvigorate state efforts to fuel an innovation economy and advance research innovation and commercialization.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Inserting an appropriation of $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2013-2014 from the general fund;

 

     (2)  Deleting the requirement that a certain amount of the appropriation be reserved and expended for program development, program management, and oversight of program awardees;

 

     (3)  Deleting the appropriation from the Hawaii Strategic Development Corporation Revolving Fund;

 

     (4)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2013, upon its approval; and

 

     (5)  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. 858, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 858, H.D. 1, 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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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair

 

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CLIFT TSUJI, Co-Chair

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DAVID Y. IGE, Co-Chair

 

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ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Co-Chair

 

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Co-Chair