CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 79-04

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: H.B. No. 1756

H.D. 2

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

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. 1756, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES,"

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 assist Electricore, Inc., in the planning, design, construction, and operation of facilities for the development and production of unmanned vehicle systems, unmanned aerial vehicles, and the technologies associated with integrated multi-use unmanned systems. This bill authorizes the High Technology Development Corporation to issue up to $30,000,000 in special purpose revenue bonds to Electricore, Inc.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

(1) Clarifying the nature of Electricore, Inc.'s business and operations;

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2004; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, 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. 1756, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1756, H.D. 2, 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

____________________________ DAVID Y. IGE, Co-Chair		____________________________ BRIAN SCHATZ, Co-Chair
____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair		____________________________ GLENN WAKAI, Co-Chair