CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO.61

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 2000

                            RE:   S.B. No. 2121
                                  S.D. 1
                                  H.D. 1
                                  C.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
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. 2121, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:  

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO OBSOLETE LAWS," 

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, as received by your Committee on
Conference, is to repeal or amend laws to eliminate obsolete
statutes or session laws, to repeal obsolete administrative
rules, and to streamline agency procedures to repeal unnecessary
administrative rules.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that a streamlined
procedure for repeal of unnecessary rules is an important step
toward good government, but that it is equally important to
ensure that the public is not deprived of the opportunity to
participate and express concerns about rules proposed for repeal.


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

     (1)  Deleting Parts I through IV of the bill, which dealt
          with the repeal of statutes or session laws;

     (2)  Inserting a provision allowing an interested person to
          petition an agency regarding the proposed expedited
          repeal of a particular section, chapter, or subchapter,
          pursuant to chapter 91-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes; and

     (3)  Making technical, non-substantive amendments to conform
          the language of the bill to the amendments listed
          above.

     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 S.B. No. 2121, 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. 2121, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the managers:

  ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE           ON THE PART OF THE SENATE




_____________________________     _______________________________
Rep. ROBERT N. HERKES             Sen. AVERY B. CHUMBLEY
Co-Chair                          Co-Chair



                                  _______________________________
                                  Sen. MATTHEW M. MATSUNAGA
                                  Co-Chair



                                  _______________________________
                                  Sen. ROD TAM
                                  Co-Chair

 
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