CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 114

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2017

 

RE:    H.B. No. 942

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

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. 942, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FILIPINO VETERANS,"

 

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 direct the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to commission an artist to design and build a monument to honor and commemorate Filipino veterans of World War II and to select the location of the monument.

 

     After careful consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Changing the source of funding for the monument from the general fund to the Works of Art Special Fund established by section 103-8.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes;

 

     (2)  Inserting an appropriation of $200,000;

 

     (3)  Making the appropriation for fiscal year 2017-2018; and

 

     (4)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2017.

 

     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. 942, 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. 942, 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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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI

Chair

 

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KEN ITO

Co-Chair

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CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA

Co-Chair

 

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TY J.K. CULLEN

Co-Chair

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ

Co-Chair