CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 164-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: H.B. No. 1280
H.D. 1
S.D. 2
C.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
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. 1280, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FLOOD CONTROL,"
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 require the Center for Conservation Research and Training of the University of Hawaii (Center) to develop and coordinate implementation of watershed management strategies for flood control for at least two of Hawaii's most severely flood-impacted watersheds.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:
(1) Combining the development and coordination of the implementation of watershed management strategies and measures for flood control into a single phase;
(2) Changing the appropriation amount to $200,000;
(3) Deleting the requirement for matching funds with federal Environmental Protection Agency moneys;
(4) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2006; and
(5) 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. 1280, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1280, H.D. 1, 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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____________________________ RUSSELL S. KOKUBUN, Chair |
____________________________ EZRA R. KANOHO, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ CLAYTON HEE, Co-Chair |
____________________________ MELE CARROLL, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair |
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