CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 137

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2013

RE:    H.B. No. 763

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

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. 763, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE BUILDING CODE,"

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 streamline the operations of the State Building Code Council and the application of the State Building Code by:

     (1)  Amending the composition and authority of the Council;  

     (2)  Specifying the required content of the Building Code and allowable amendment; and

     (3)  Making an appropriation to fund efforts by the Council to create a uniform State Building code.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Deleting the appropriation;

     (2)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2013; and

     (3)  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 H.B. No. 763, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 763, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, 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	____________________________ CINDY EVANS, Co-Chair
______________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Co-Chair	____________________________ NICOLE E. LOWEN, Co-Chair