CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.155
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: H.B. No. 407
H.D. 1
S.D. 1
C.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 407, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX,"
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 ensure that contractors working on federal construction projects in Hawaii pay state general excise taxes (GET) by:
(1) Requiring the Department of Taxation (DOTAX) to work with the federal government to develop a system to enforce tax collection;
(2) Requesting the assistance of the federal government; and
(3) Requiring a report to the Legislature on the need for any proposed legislation.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:
(1) Changing the effective date to take effect upon its approval; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for
purposes of clarity and style.
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 H.B. No. 407, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 407, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
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____________________________ CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair |
____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair |
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____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair |
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