CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 10-18

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2018

 

RE:    H.B. No. 2305

       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. 2305, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COFFEE BERRY BORER,"

 

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 assist coffee growers through the Pesticide Subsidy Program (Program), which offsets the costs of purchasing certain pesticides known to be effective against the destructive coffee berry borer beetle, by extending the sunset date of the Program manager position and the manager position's civil service and collective bargaining exemptions to June 30, 2022.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing its effective date to upon its approval.

 

 

     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. 2305, 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. 2305, 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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MIKE GABBARD

Chair

 

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RICHARD P. CREAGAN

Co-Chair

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J. KALANI ENGLISH

Co-Chair

 

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AARON LING JOHANSON

Co-Chair

 

 

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LYNN DECOITE

Co-Chair