CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 98-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2008

RE:    H.B. No. 3175

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

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. 3175, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL MARINE FISHING REPORTS,"

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 assist the federal government in their efforts to manage fisheries in state and federal marine waters by:

(1)  Requiring the Department of Land and Natural Resources to adopt rules that effectuate federal requirements that apply to fisheries within shared state and federal jurisdictions;

(2)  Providing confidentiality provisions regarding the catch reports obtained under this provision; and

(3)  Amending a section title in the Hawaii Revised Statutes to provide more flexibility in the commercial catch reporting requirements. 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

(1)  Exempting the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument from the provisions of this Act;

(2)  Deleting the amendment to the title of section 189-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as unnecessary; and

(3)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2008.

     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. 3175, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 3175, H.D. 1, 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

____________________________ CLAYTON HEE, Chair	____________________________ KEN ITO, Co-Chair
	____________________________ JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Co-Chair