CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 99

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 1999

                            RE:   H.B. No. 154
                                  H.D. 1
                                  S.D. 1
                                  C.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate
in H.B. No. 154, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

    "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC TELEVISION,"

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 bill is to transfer the assets of the
Hawaii Public Broadcasting Authority (HPBA) to the Hawaii Public
Television Foundation (HPTF), a private nonprofit agency.

     Your Committee has amended the bill by:

     (1) Clarifying that the transfer of assets from HPBA to HPTF
         is contingent upon the transfer of the broadcast
         license;

     (2) Clarifying that HPBA shall transfer the assets to HPTF;


 
 
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     (3) Adding other items to be transferred;

     (4) Specifically excluding employment contracts and
         collective bargaining contracts from the items to be
         transferred;

     (5) Not making the requirement for HPBA to continue to
         function until July 1, 2000, contingent upon the
         transfer of the broadcast license; and

     (6) Making technical, nonsubstantive revisions for style and
         clarity.

     Your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent
and purpose of H.B. No. 154, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein,
and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached
hereto as H.B. No. 154, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted,

MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE        MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE
           SENATE                              HOUSE
                                   
                                   
                                   
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DAVID IGE, Co-Chair                K. MARK TAKAI, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair           BERTHA C. KAWAKAMI, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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AVERY B. CHUMBLEY, Member          LEI AHU ISA, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Member            DAVID D. STEGMAIER, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
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SAM SLOM, Member                   BERTHA F. K. LEONG, Member