CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 109

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.B. No. 669

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

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. 669, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMAL QUARANTINE FACILITIES,"

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 authorize the Board of Agriculture to rent the animal quarantine property and facilities to third parties.

This measure also requires all revenues generated by the use or rental of the property or facilities to be deposited into the Animal Quarantine Special Fund and to be used to defray operational costs of the animal quarantine program, as well as minimize the animal quarantine fees.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Clarifying that the property or facility will be leased or rented at fair market value;

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for style, clarity, and consistency.

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. 669, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 669, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

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Felipe P. Abinsay, Jr., Co-Chair

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Russell S. Kokubun, Chair

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Clift Tsuji, Co-Chair

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Brian T. Taniguchi, Co-Chair