CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 84

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 1999

                            RE:   H.B. No. 161
                                  H.D. 1
                                  S.D. 2
                                  C.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate
in H.B. No. 161, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

    "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SEARCH AND RESCUE COSTS,"

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 allow a government entity to
recover costs of a search or rescue operation.

     Your Committee finds that government entities should seek
reimbursement from persons whose intentional acts or omissions
cause the need for a search or rescue operation.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1) Changing the defined terms as follows: 


 
 
 
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         (A)  From "governmental entity" to "government entity";
              and

         (B)  From "official warnings or notices" to "warning or
              notice";

     (2) Amending the definitions of "government entity",
         "warning or notice", and "search and rescue expenses";

     (3) Changing the titles of sections -2 and -3 from "search
         and rescue costs" to "reimbursement", and from
         "reimbursement" to "action", respectively;

     (4) Adding persons from whom a government entity may seek
         reimbursement;

     (5) Specifying that reimbursement shall be allowed only if
         the need for search or rescue was caused by any act or
         omission by the person searched for or rescued,
         constituting intentional disregard for the person's
         safety;

     (6) Deleting the provision allowing reimbursement for
         violations of law; and

     (7) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes
         of clarity and style.

     Your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent
and purpose of H.B. No. 161, 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. 161, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted,

MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE        MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE
           SENATE                              HOUSE
                                   
                                   
                                   
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CAL KAWAMOTO, Co-Chair             PAUL T. OSHIRO, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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MATTHEW M. MATSUNAGA, Co-Chair     SCOTT K. SAIKI, Co-Chair

 
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ROBERT BUNDA, Member               MARILYN B. LEE, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
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RANDALL IWASE, Member              SYLVIA LUKE, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
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SAM SLOM, Member                   CYNTHIA THIELEN, Member