CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 19

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2011

RE:    S.B. No. 1213

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1213, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PERMITTING,"

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 create a temporary task force to study and make recommendations on state and county administrative rules affecting businesses, particularly those relating to county building permits, with a view toward streamlining the approval process for businesses.

     A recent executive order by President Obama directs federal agencies to reduce regulatory burdens on small businesses and foster economic growth while protecting the health and safety of all Americans.  The executive order essentially requires, among other things, federal agencies to review federal regulations with a view toward revising the regulations to minimize costs to businesses and to coordinate, simplify, and harmonize regulations to reduce costs and promote certainty for businesses and the public.  Overall, the initiative is part of an ongoing effort to improve governmental efficiency.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that Hawaii should undertake a similar review of state and county administrative rules affecting businesses to streamline the approval process for businesses by amending or repealing rules that may impose burdensome or unnecessary costs to businesses.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Inserting an effective date of upon approval; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of 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 S.B. No. 1213, 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. 1213, 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

____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Co-Chair	____________________________ WILL ESPERO, Chair
____________________________ JERRY L. CHANG, Co-Chair	____________________________ DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Co-Chair
____________________________ ISAAC W. CHOY, Co-Chair