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. 2504, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

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 State to reimburse the counties for issuing parking placards to persons with disabilities.

This bill will enable the counties to be reimbursed by the State at the rate of $12 per unit for issuing parking placards to persons with disabilities. The auditor will conduct a cost analysis of this reimbursement to the counties.

Your Committee on Conference amended this bill by changing the effective date to July 1, 2006, by inserting a dollar amount into the blank appropriation, and by making technical, non-substantive 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 S.B. No. 2504, 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. 2504, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.