CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 26-12

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2012

 

RE:    H.B. No. 2594

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

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. 2594, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VII, SECTION 12, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO ASSIST DAM AND RESERVOIR OWNERS,"

 

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 propose an amendment to the Hawaii State Constitution authorizing the State to issue special purpose revenue bonds to assist dam and reservoir owners.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Changing the constitutional question to be printed on the ballot to specify that the proceeds from the special purpose revenue bonds are to be used to assist dam and reservoir owners to make their facilities compliant with current safety standards; and

 

     (2)  Making technical 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. 2594, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2594, H.D. 2, 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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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair

 

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JERRY L. CHANG, Co-Chair

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MALAMA SOLOMON, Co-Chair

 

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GILBERT KEITH-AGARAN, Co-Chair

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CLAYTON HEE, Co-Chair

 

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SHARON E. HAR, Co-Chair

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MICHELLE KIDANI, Co-Chair

 

 

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RONALD D. KOUCHI, Co-Chair