CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. -0 125-06

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: S.B. No. 1294

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

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. 1294, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND TRUST REVENUES,"

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 dedicate a portion of the funds derived from the public land trust for the repair and maintenance of the Royal Mausoleum at Mauna `Ala.

As Mauna `Ala is significant not only to the native Hawaiian population but to the entire State, it is the Legislature's intent that there be a permanent and continuing source of funding for the care and maintenance of Mauna `Ala. The sums appropriated in this measure shall be separate from the twenty per cent of the revenues designated for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs pursuant to section 10-13.5, Hawaii Revised Statues.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure to:

(1) Make a one time appropriation of $180,000 of the funds derived from the public land trust as described in section 10-3, Hawaii Revised Statues, for the repair and maintenance of Mauna `Ala;

(2) Insert language to specify that the sum appropriated shall not come from the public land trust proceeds designated for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs pursuant to section 10-13.5, Hawaii Revised Statues;

(3) Designate the Office of Hawaiian Affairs as the expending agency; and

(4) Change the effective date from July 1, 2093 to July 1, 2006.

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. 1294, 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. 1294, 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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SCOTT K. SAIKI, Co-Chair

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COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair

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MELE CARROLL, Co-Chair

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair