CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 151

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 1999

                            RE:   S.B. No. 953
                                  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. 953, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:  

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO NATURAL AND CULTURAL
     RESOURCES," 

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 establish a stewardship
and partnering program within the office of environmental quality
in order to improve the protection of natural and cultural
resources.

     Your Committee on Conference believes that this landmark
measure creates the mechanism within state government for a
creative and innovative program.  The Stewardship and Partnering
Program addresses the need to downsize government by encouraging
the development of public and private partnerships to preserve
Hawaii's natural and cultural resources.

 
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     Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this
measure by:

     (1)  Clarifying that any hiring by the administrator be
          approved by the council;

     (2)  Changing the reference from "state resources" to
          "public resources"; 

     (3)  Adding a definition of "natural and cultural
          resources";

     (4)  Deleting the protocol fund provisions within the
          environmental special fund;

     (5)  Adding a section to the new chapter to set out the
          conditions for acquisition of real property;

     (6)  Exempting the program from grants and subsidies law;

     (7)  Deleting the provision directing the council to adopt
          rules regarding the projects, operations, properties,
          and facilities of the program; 

     (8)  Amending Session Laws 1997 and 1998 to retain
          amendments to certain fund exemptions when those funds
          are reenacted;

     (9)  Removing the appropriation section; and

    (10)  Making technical amendments to conform to preferred
          drafting style.

     Recognizing that current economic conditions preclude the
immediate ability of the State to directly fund this program,
your Committee on Conference has deleted the provisions that
appropriate funds from the general revenues of the State to the
Environmental Special Fund.  However, it is the intent of your
Committee on Conference that this shall not in any way adversely
impact the program's implementation with contributions to the
Environmental Special Fund from private sources.

     Your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent
and purpose of S.B. No. 953, 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. 953, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.


 
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                                   Respectfully submitted,

MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE        MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE
            HOUSE                             SENATE
                                   
                                   
                                   
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HERMINA M. MORITA, Co-Chair        BOB NAKATA, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
BOB NAKASONE, Co-Chair             LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
NESTOR R. GARCIA, Member           COLLEEN HANABUSA, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
BRIAN SCHATZ, Member               CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
BARBARA MARUMOTO, Member           ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   ______________________________
                                   WHITNEY ANDERSON, Member


 
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