Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

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. 2775, H.D. 1, entitled:

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 measure is to appropriate $1 in general funds for fiscal year 2001-2002 to repay funds advanced by the State, and to pay for mandated and rural healthcare costs for fiscal year 2001-2002.

Your Committee on Conference finds that the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation and its facilities play an important role in providing medical services and care to the people of Hawaii, especially on the Neighbor Islands. This measure will ensure that the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation meets its fiscal obligations in providing services to members of the general public who need hospital-based services.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the amount of the appropriation from $1 to $5,000,000.

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. 2775, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2775, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.