CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 123
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: S.B. No. 1620
S.D. 2
H.D. 2
C.D. 1
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
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. 1620, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATE FUNDS,"
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 unspecified amounts of funds to assist various health and human services programs.
This measure makes various appropriations for health and humans services from the emergency budget and reserve fund:
(1) As a temporary supplemental source of funding for the State during times of emergency, economic downturn, or unforeseen reduction in revenues, in accordance with section 328L-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes; and
(2) Maintain levels of programs determined to be essential to public health, safety, welfare, and education;
Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by deleting certain programs and services, adding certain essential services and programs, and extending the lapse date for all appropriations made pursuant to Act 45, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004 to June 30, 2007.
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. 1620, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1620, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
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____________________________ Dennis A. Arakaki, Co-Chair |
____________________________ Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair |
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____________________________ Alex M. Sonson, Co-Chair |
____________________________ Rosalyn H. Baker, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ Kirk Caldwell, Co-Chair |
____________________________ Brian T. Taniguchi, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ Dwight Takamine, Co-Chair |