CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 110-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2014

RE:    H.B. No. 2152

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2152, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL SPACE CENTER FOR EXPLORATION SYSTEMS,"

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 stimulate economic growth for the State and continue to develop the state's emerging aerospace sector by:

     (1)  Appropriating general funds to support various administrative and general tasks, and specific strategic program initiatives, of the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems; and

     (2)  Authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds to support the development of a research and development park for the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Inserting an appropriation of $500,000 to support various administrative and general tasks, and specific strategic program initiatives, of the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems;

     (2)  Deleting provisions specifying how the appropriation should be distributed between the administrative and general tasks and the specific program initiatives and allowing the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems to make this determination;

     (3)  Deleting provisions authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds to support the development of a research and development park for the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems;

     (4)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2014; and

     (5)  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. 2152, 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. 2152, 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

____________________________ WILL ESPERO, Chair	____________________________ CLIFT TSUJI, Co-Chair
____________________________ RONALD D. KOUCHI, Co-Chair	____________________________ RICHARD H.K. ONISHI, Co-Chair