CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 127

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2013

RE:    S.B. No. 614

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

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. 614, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS OF ART,"

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 appropriate funds for the Comptroller and the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to commission permanent works of art to honor the late United States Senator Daniel K. Inouye and the late United States Representative Patsy T. Mink.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that commissioning works of art to honor the accomplishments and contributions of the late Senator Inouye and the late Representative Mink will perpetuate their legacies and inspire future generations in Hawaii.  Your Committee on Conference further finds that works of art portraying Senator Inouye and Representative Mink will properly honor the memories of these extraordinary individuals.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Deleting language that would have specified the locations at which the works of art honoring Senator Inouye and Representative Mink are to be installed;

     (2)  Inserting an appropriation amount of $250,000 for the works of art; and

     (3)  Inserting an effective date of July 1, 2013.

     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. 614, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 614, S.D. 1, 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

____________________________ K. MARK TAKAI, Co-Chair	____________________________ GLENN WAKAI, Chair
____________________________ GREGG TAKAYAMA, Co-Chair	____________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Co-Chair
	____________________________ RONALD D. KOUCHI, Co-Chair