CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. 31
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2003
RE: H.B. No. 297
H.D. 2
S.D. 2
C.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2003
State of Hawaii
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2003
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. 297, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DRUGS,"
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 the bill is to make permanent the Drug Dealer Liability Act and to appropriate money for:
(1) An adolescent treatment center to treat poly-drug abuse on island of Hawaii;
(2) Community anti-drug efforts aimed at preventing ice use on the island of Hawaii; and
(3) County police departments for crystal methamphetamine use prevention and treatment programs.
Your Committee finds that there is a wide range of views as to the best approach in addressing society's growing drug problem. After careful consideration keeping in mind the limited resources available, the creation of a government drug nuisance abatement organization seems to be a viable approach.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by deleting the contents and inserting language that:
(1) Establishes a Drug Nuisance Abatement Unit in the Department of the Attorney General to provide for the enforcement and prosecution of violations of drug nuisance abatement laws in the penal code;
(2) Provides for the Drug Nuisance Abatement Unit expenses to be paid out of the Criminal Forfeiture Fund in the Department of the Attorney General; and
(3) Appropriates funds for the establishment and implementation of the Drug Nuisance Abatement Unit.
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. 297, 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. 297, H.D. 2, 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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____________________________ COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair |
____________________________ ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair |
____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Co-Chair |
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