CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 117-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2010

RE:    S.B. No. 2054

       S.D. 2

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

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. 2054, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE,"

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 measure is to establish within the state Civil Defense Agency the position of Statewide Communications Interoperability Coordinator.

     This measure also authorizes an increase in the federal funds ceiling and appropriates federal funds received from the Homeland Security Grant Program to fund this new position.

     This measure addresses the importance and complexity of multi-jurisdictional collaboration and partnerships among the many public safety agencies.  The goal of this measure is to achieve effective voice and data communications during routine and emergency civil defense situations.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1)  Authorizing a federal fund ceiling increase of $110,000 and making an appropriation in that same amount; and

     (2)  Changing the effective date to upon approval, and making the appropriation take effect on July 1, 2010.

     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. 2054, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2054, S.D. 2, 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

____________________________ FAYE HANOHANO, Co-Chair	____________________________ WILL ESPERO, Chair
____________________________ HENRY J. C. AQUINO, Co-Chair	____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM, Co-Chair