CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 19-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2010

RE:    H.B. No. 1684

       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 2010

State of Hawaii

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

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. 1684, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES,"

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 prevent and reduce the intentional introduction and spread of invasive species by:

     (1)  Establishing a petty misdemeanor offense for any person who violates the provisions governing importation of certain agricultural items;

     (2)  Establishing a class C felony offense for intentionally importing, possessing, harboring, transferring, or transporting, including through interisland or intraisland movement, any pest designated by statute or rule unless otherwise allowed by law; and

     (3)  Expanding the presumption regarding whether a person possesses the "intent to propagate" to include pests designated by statute or rule.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing the effective date to upon its approval; and

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

     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. 1684, 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. 1684, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, 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	____________________________ CLIFT TSUJI, Co-Chair
____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair	____________________________ HERMINA MORITA, Co-Chair
	____________________________ JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Co-Chair
	____________________________ JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Co-Chair