CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 14

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 1999

                            RE:   S.B. No. 1024
                                  S.D. 3
                                  H.D. 1
                                  C.D. 1




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

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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives
in S.B. No. 1024, S.D. 3, H.D. 1, entitled:  

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ENVIRONMENT," 

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 clarify the factors to
consider when determining civil and administrative penalties
regarding the state water pollution law.  

     The measure also allows the department of health to
establish a permanent exempt position for an ecological risk
assessor and adds a new license category for environmental health
services professionals.

     This measure also makes general housekeeping amendments to
the statutes governing the duties of the department of health.


 
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     Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this
measure by:

     (1)  Deleting the provisions clarifying the factors to
          consider when determining civil and administrative
          penalties regarding the state water pollution law,
          which have been incorporated into another measure; and 

     (2)  Deleting sections 5, 6, 8, and 9 of the measure, which
          make general housekeeping amendments to the statutes
          governing the department of health, and which do not
          directly relate to the title of this measure.

     Your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent
and purpose of S.B. No. 1024, S.D. 3, H.D. 1, as amended herein,
and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 1024, S.D. 3, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted,

MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE        MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE
            HOUSE                             SENATE
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
HERMINA M. MORITA, Co-Chair        BOB NAKATA, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
PAUL T. OSHIRO, Co-Chair           MATTHEW M. MATSUNAGA, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
BRIAN SCHATZ, Co-Chair             LES IHARA, JR., Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
ROY M. TAKUMI, Member              BRIAN KANNO, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
CYNTHIA HENRY THIELEN, Member      SAM SLOM, Member


 
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