CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 87

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2011

RE:    H.B. No. 605

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 605, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY,"

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 establish the Reduced Ignition Propensity Cigarette Program Special Fund as a mechanism for the State Fire Council to fund administrative staff positions and carry out the duties of the Reduced Ignition Propensity Cigarette Program.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Specifying that the full-time administrator and full-time assistant within the State Fire Council shall, among their duties:

          (A)  Receive certifications for approximately 600 different brands and styles of cigarettes from the manufacturers;

          (B)  Compile a list of the cigarette brands and styles for which manufacturers have submitted certifications, verify tax stamp compliance with the Department of the Attorney General, and post the list of certified brands and styles on a state website for informational purposes only; and

          (C)  If needed, submit certified cigarettes to an accredited laboratory for testing to verify that performance standards have been met; 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. 605, 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. 605, 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

____________________________ WILL ESPERO, Chair	____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Co-Chair
____________________________ MICHELLE KIDANI, Co-Chair	____________________________ TY CULLEN, Co-Chair