CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 89-04
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2004
RE: H.B. No. 2074
H.D. 1
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. 2074, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PENALTIES OF HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION LAWS,"
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) Add violations of historic preservation law to violations for which small businesses shall not receive a waiver or reduction of civil penalties and fines; and
(2) Specify which violations of environmental laws also shall receive no waiver or reduction of civil penalties and fines.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by including violations:
(1) Of certain sections of chapter 200, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS); and
(2) Of administrative rules promulgated pursuant to section 200-4(6), HRS; except for rules promulgated pursuant to section 200-4(6)(A), 200-4(6)(B), 200-4(6)(C), and 200-4(6)(D)
rather than the entire chapter, as violations for which small businesses shall not receive a waiver or reduction of civil penalties and fines;
(3) Changing the effective date to upon approval; and
(4) 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. 2074, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2074, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, 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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____________________________ J. KALANI ENGLISH, Co-Chair |
____________________________ BRIAN SCHATZ, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair |
____________________________ HERMINA M. MORITA, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ JERRY CHANG, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ BLAKE K. OSHIRO, Co-Chair |