CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO.125

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 2000

                            RE:   S.B. No. 2134
                                  S.D. 1
                                  H.D. 2
                                  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. 2134, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:  

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS," 

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 keep Hawaii rabies-free and
reduce the burdens that Hawaii animal quarantine user fees place
on military personnel and others when being transferred to
Hawaii.

     It is your Committee's intent to continue working with the
federal government to obtain federal funds to reduce or alleviate
the cost of Hawaii animal quarantine fees imposed on military
personnel.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:


 
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     (1)  Deleting provisions that:

          (a)  Prohibit the transfer of Animal Quarantine Special
               Fund (Special Fund) moneys to the general fund;
               and

          (b)  Reduce the user fee of the Animal Quarantine
               Station by a certain percentage of the user fee
               rate that existed on January 1, 2000;

          and

     (2)  Inserting the appropriation sum of $500,000 in general
          funds for deposit into the Special Fund for fiscal year
          2000-2001 to be used to reduce quarantine user fees,
          provided that the reductions shall be based on the
          following factors:

          (a)  The public health, safety, and welfare;

          (b)  Fairness and equity to users; and

          (c)  Economic factors to ensure that individuals and
               families moving to Hawaii relocate without
               creating an economic hardship.

     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. 2134, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto
as S.B. No. 2134, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.


 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the managers:

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




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Rep. FELIPE P. ABINSAY, JR.       Sen. LORRAINE R. INOUYE
Co-Chair                          Co-Chair



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Rep. NESTOR R. GARCIA             Sen. CAL KAWAMOTO
Co-Chair                          Co-Chair



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Rep. WILLIE C. ESPERO             Sen. ANDREW LEVIN
Co-Chair                          Co-Chair

 
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