CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 128
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: S.B. No. 935
S.D. 1
H.D. 1
C.D. 1
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
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. 935, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS,"
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.
As received, this measure redefined the definition of "public works" to also include projects funded through the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds.
Accordingly, the effect of the measure as received was to have the wages and hours laws governing public works apply as well to projects funded through special purpose revenue bonds.
Your Committee has amended the measure to clarify its intent by further specifying that the projects that are subject to the wage and hours law are those projects whose special purpose bonds are legislatively authorized after January 1, 2006 and whose contract amounts exceeds $2,000. Furthermore, your Committee has amended this measure by specifying that the wage and hours law is not applicable to home improvements.
Your Committee has also clarified the intent of the measure by adding language: that expressly requires parties to the public works project to pay prevailing wages to the laborers and mechanics working on the project; and requires the Department of Accounting and General Services to collect and maintain certified copies of all payrolls for a special purpose revenue bonds funded project.
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. 935, 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. 935, 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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____________________________ ROBERT N. HERKES, Co-Chair |
____________________________ BRIAN KANNO, Chair |
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____________________________ KIRK CALDWELL, Co-Chair |
____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ DWIGHT TAKAMINE, Co-Chair |
____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair |
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