CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. -19991-18

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2018

 

RE:    H.B. No. 2081

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

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. 2081, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET,"

 

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 address the exponential growth in the number of rose-ringed parakeets that pose a significant threat to local economies, the environment, and human health and safety by appropriating an unspecified sum to the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to assist and fund the National Wildlife Research Center of the United States Department of Agriculture (Research Center) to continue its efforts to manage the population of rose-ringed parakeets on the island of Kauai.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

(1)  Appropriating $284,011 to DLNR to assist and fund the Research Center in its efforts to manage the population of rose-ringed parakeets on the island of Kauai;

 

(2)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2018; and

 

(3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for 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. 2081, 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. 2081, H.D. 1, 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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KARL RHOADS

Chair

 

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RICHARD P. CREAGAN

Co-Chair

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MIKE GABBARD

Co-Chair

 

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NADINE K. NAKAMURA

Co-Chair

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GIL RIVIERE

Co-Chair