CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 1

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 1999

                            RE:   S.B. No. 560
                                  S.D. 1
                                  H.D. 1
                                  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. 560, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:  

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS," 

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 define the term
"substantial adverse environmental or ecological effect" in order
to ensure that the long-term incremental degradation of natural
resources is halted.

     The measure also establishes definitions of "baseline",
"resource", and "scenic resource" to further clarify the intent
of Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to coastal
zone management.

     Your Committee finds that the measure defines "substantial
adverse environmental or ecological effect" as:

 
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     (1)  Irrevocable damage, degradation to, or loss of a
          resource found in an ahupua'a; or

     (2)  A statistically significant persistent increase to the
          baseline in levels of any of the water pollutants,
          water quality parameters, air pollutants, or noise
          decibel levels as identified in administrative rules.

     Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended the
measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the
purpose of style.

     Your Committee believes that the amended measure will
provide more guidance in interpreting and enforcing the state
laws and policies on coastal zone management.

     Your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent
and purpose of S.B. No. 560, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein,
and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 560, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted,

MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE        MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE
            HOUSE                             SENATE
                                   
                                   
                                   
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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair               COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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NESTOR R. GARCIA, Member           DAVID MATSUURA, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
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HERMINA M. MORITA, Member          JOE TANAKA, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
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BRIAN SCHATZ, Member               WHITNEY ANDERSON, Member

 
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COLLEEN MEYER, Member

 
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