CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.173-06

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: H.B. No. 2277

H.D. 2

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

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. 2277, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES,"

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 appropriate funds to satisfy claims against the State for judgments, settlements, and miscellaneous payments.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

(1) Appropriating funds for five additional claims that have been resolved, totaling $871,138.59;

(2) Correcting the appropriation for Rodenhurst v. State of Hawaii, et al. from $31,342.17 to $31,342.71; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity 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. 2277, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2277, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, 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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COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair

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SYLVIA LUKE, Co-Chair

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair

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DWIGHT TAKAMINE, Co-Chair