CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 127
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2009
RE: H.B. No. 371
H.D. 2
S.D. 2
C.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Fifth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2009
State of Hawaii
Honorable Colleen Hanabusa
President of the Senate
Twenty-Fifth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2009
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. 371, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION,"
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:
(1) Increase the tax on naphtha sold for use in a power-generating facility from 1 cent per gallon to 2 cents per gallon; and
(2) Repeal the sunset date of the tax.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:
(1) In lieu of making the tax permanent, extending it for an additional three years to December 31, 2012;
(2) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2009; and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for style, clarity, 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. 371, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 371, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
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ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
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____________________________ MIKE GABBARD, Chair |
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____________________________ HERMINA MORITA, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ ROBERT N. HERKES, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Co-Chair |
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