CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 160

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 1999

                            RE:   S.B. No. 1082
                                  S.D. 2
                                  H.D. 2
                                  C.D. 1




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

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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives
in S.B. No. 1082, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:  

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE BUREAU OF CONVEYANCES," 

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 provide for more efficient
operations by the Bureau of Conveyances (Bureau) by:

     (1)  Replacing the Bureau of Conveyances Equipment
          Modernization Special Fund with the Bureau of
          Conveyances Special Fund (Bureau Special Fund);

     (2)  Authorizing the Bureau to change the fees charged for
          microfilm duplication;

     (3)  Providing for the deposit of a portion of recordation
          fees received at the Bureau into the general fund;

 
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     (4)  Providing for the deposit of the remainder of
          recordation fees and other fees received at the Bureau
          into the Bureau Special Fund;

     (5)  Directing the Bureau to pay for equipment, software,
          administrative costs, personnel, and improvements
          necessary for modernization of the recording system out
          of the Bureau Special Fund; and

     (6)  Making an appropriation out of the Bureau Special Fund
          to be expended by the Department of Land and Natural
          Resources for the purposes of the Bureau Special Fund.

     Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference has
amended the measure by requiring that the Bureau expend the funds
in the newly created Bureau Special Fund for the purposes as
specified in this measure.

     Your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent
and purpose of S.B. No. 1082, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein,
and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 1082, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted,

MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE        MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE
            HOUSE                             SENATE
                                   
                                   
                                   
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ROMY M. CACHOLA, Co-Chair          COLLEEN HANABUSA, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Co-Chair       CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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NESTOR R. GARCIA, Member           ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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EZRA R. KANOHO, Member             BRIAN KANNO, Member

 
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BERTHA C. KAWAKAMI, Member         CAL KAWAMOTO, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
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MARK MOSES, Member                 BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
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                                   WHITNEY ANDERSON, Member

 
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