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 |
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ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
____________________________ MIKE GABBARD Chair |
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____________________________ RICHARD P. CREAGAN Co-Chair |
____________________________ J. KALANI ENGLISH Co-Chair |
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____________________________ AARON LING JOHANSON Co-Chair |
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____________________________ LYNN DECOITE Co-Chair |
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