CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 150

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2007

RE:    H.B. No. 831

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 831, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VETERAN BURIAL GRANTS,"

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 respect and provide for the wishes of Filipino veterans to have their body returned to the Philippines for burial upon their death by paying directly to a mortuary or crematory the cost of:

     (1)  Providing funeral and burial services at the request of a qualifying deceased World War II Filipino veteran's survivor or an interested party; and

     (2)  Transporting the veteran's remains to the Philippines,

upon the submission of a contract for services on behalf of the deceased veteran and an itemized unpaid invoice.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

(1)  Specifying a limit of $2,000 per person on the amount paid for funeral and burial services and transportation costs;

(2)  Inserting an appropriation of $20,000 for fiscal year 2007-2008;

(3)  Making this bill effective upon its approval and changing the effective date of the appropriation to July 1, 2007; and

(4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, style, and consistency.

     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. 831, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 831, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair	____________________________ CINDY EVANS, Co-Chair
____________________________ SHAN S. TSUTSUI, Co-Chair	____________________________ SHARON E. HAR, Co-Chair