CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 23-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2008

RE:    S.B. No. 2644

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Madam and 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. 2644, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER,"

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 clarify the professional qualifications of the state historic preservation officer and the deputy historic preservation officer.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Clarifying that the purpose of the measure is to require that any person who is appointed by the Governor as a state historic preservation officer, meets the required standards established by the United States Secretary of the Interior;

     (2)  Deleting the inclusion of the deputy historic preservation officer in the amendments to section 6E-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments.

     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. 2644, 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. 2644, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ KEN ITO, Co-Chair	____________________________ CAROL FUKUNAGA, Chair
____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Co-Chair	____________________________ JILL TOKUDA, Co-Chair
____________________________ JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Co-Chair