CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.116

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.B. No. 861

H.D. 2

S.D. 2

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. 861, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN AGRICULTURE-RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE ON KAUAI,"

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 appropriate funds for the Agribusiness Development Corporation to provide for the operation and maintenance of certain agricultural infrastructure on Kauai thereby facilitating the development of diversified agriculture on these lands.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Appropriating $300,000 for fiscal year 2001-2002 to be deposited into the Hawaii Agricultural Development Revolving Fund (Revolving Fund);

(2) Appropriating $2,300,000 for fiscal year 2001-2002 and $2,300,000 for fiscal year 2002-2003 out of the Revolving Fund; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of style and clarity.

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. 861, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 861, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, 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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FELIPE P. ABINSAY, JR., Co-Chair

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BENJAMIN C. CABREROS, Co-Chair