CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. 3-02
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2002
RE: H.B. No. 2382
H.D. 1
S.D. 2
C.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2002
State of Hawaii
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2002
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. 2382, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES,"
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:
(1) Require the Governor to provide public notice, and to accept public comments for at least 60 days, before expanding the inmate capacity of any existing correctional facility or constructing any new correctional facility; and
(2) Make the public comment period concurrent with the review and public comment period required for an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement required for the proposed site or construction.
Your Committee on Conference finds that the public should be encouraged to participate in the process whenever new correctional facilities are proposed, when existing facilities are expanded to accommodate more inmates, and when significant capital improvement projects are undertaken at correctional facilities.
Therefore, your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:
(1) Specifying that the public notice and comment requirements only apply when the cost of expansion or construction at existing correctional facilities exceeds $500,000;
(2) Changing the effective date to take effect upon approval; and
(3) Making other 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. 2382, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2382, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, 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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____________________________ BRIAN KANNO, Chair |
____________________________ NESTOR R. GARCIA, Chair |