CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 7

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2011

RE:    S.B. No. 281

       S.D. 2

       H.D. 2

       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. 281, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMAL INDUSTRY,"

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:

     (1)  Authorize the use or rental of the Division of Animal Industry's property or facilities for commercial purposes;

     (2)  Establish the Animal Industry Special Fund;

     (3)  Make an appropriation in an unspecified amount to the Animal Industry Special Fund; and

     (4)  Make an appropriation in an unspecified amount from the Animal Industry Special Fund to the Department of Agriculture.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that authorizing the commercial use of all of the Division of Animal Industry's property and facilities, rather than limiting the authority to animal quarantine properties and facilities, provides a greater potential source of revenue to assist the Division in moving toward self-sufficiency.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Removing the appropriation to the Animal Industry Special Fund;

     (2)  Removing the appropriation from the Animal Industry Special Fund to the Department of Agriculture; and

     (3)  Making this measure effective on July 1, 2011.

     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. 281, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 281, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ CLIFT TSUJI, Co-Chair	____________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Chair
____________________________ MARK J. HASHEM, Co-Chair	____________________________ MICHELLE KIDANI, Co-Chair