CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.71

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.B. No. 624

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. 624, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT, 1920, AS AMENDED,"

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 make technical amendments to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, (Act) as amended, by:

(1) Clarifying the rulemaking authority of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL); and

(2) Clarifying DHHL's reporting requirements.

As received by your Committee on Conference, this bill contained an effective date of July 10, 2010. Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by allowing the bill to take effect upon its approval.

Other technical, nonsubstantive amendments have been made for clarity and consistency

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. 624, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 624, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

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JONATHAN CHUN, Chair

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ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair

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BRIAN KANNO, Co-Chair