CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 242-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: H.B. No. 2806
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. 2806, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY,"
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 appropriate funds for the Auditor to prepare the Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Plan.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:
(1) Making an appropriation of $650,000 specifically for the Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Task Force (Task Force) to:
(A) Conduct valuable policy analyses;
(B) Gather vital research and data;
(C) Conduct broad community outreach and solicit input from all sectors; and
(D) Launch an effective public education and media campaign to educate, engage, and inspire community participation;
(2) Making an appropriation of $50,000 specifically for the Task Force to conduct an assessment of the feasibility and benefits of establishing "Hawaii" as a brand name with values that will support diverse products;
(3) Amending the purpose section to reflect the changes in paragraphs (1) and (2); 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. 2806, 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. 2806, 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 |
____________________________ JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair |
____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Co-Chair |
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