CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 113

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2021

 

RE:    H.B. No. 1276

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

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. 1276, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATE PARKS,"

 

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:

 

     (1)  Grant the Board of Land and Natural Resources greater flexibility by authorizing it to adopt, amend, and repeal administrative fee schedules for all user fees, including camping, lodging, parking, group use, and special use activities, through formal board action at a publicly noticed meeting rather than through administrative rulemaking; and

 

     (2)  Appropriate funds for administration of the State Parks Program.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Removing the appropriation section;

 

     (2)  Changing its effective date to upon its approval; and

 

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of 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. 1276, 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. 1276, 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

 

____________________________

LORRAINE R. INOUYE

Chair

 

____________________________

DAVID A. TARNAS

Co-Chair

____________________________

SHARON MORIWAKI

Co-Chair

 

____________________________

NADINE K. NAKAMURA

Co-Chair

 

 

____________________________

PATRICK PIHANA BRANCO

Co-Chair