CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. -0 28-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: S.B. No. 3076
S.D. 1
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. 3076, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COQUI FROGS,"
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 designate the coqui frog as a pest, which makes it subject to control or eradication by the Department of Agriculture.
Your Committee on Conference finds that the coqui frog population has grown exponentially over the past decade for a variety of reasons, and many residents affected by the coqui frog have been frustrated by the frog population's growing numbers. Your Committee on Conference further notes that some residents are diligently working to curb the coqui frog's population; however, in some cases, their immediate neighbors are not. As a result, the conscientious resident continually fights re-infestations of the frog on his or her property. Currently, the Department of Agriculture does not have the authority to enter onto private property, without permission, to control coqui frog populations. This measure designates the coqui frog as a pest, allowing the Department of Agriculture to control or eradicate the coqui frog populations on private properties.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing the effective date to "upon its approval" rather than "July 1, 2020."
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. 3076, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3076, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
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____________________________ FELIPE P. ABINSAY, JR., Co-Chair |
____________________________ RUSSELL S. KOKUBUN, Chair |
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____________________________ HERMINA MORITA, Co-Chair |
____________________________ J. KALANI ENGLISH, Co-Chair |
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