CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 76-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2014

RE:    H.B. No. 1564

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

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. 1564, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VETERANS,"

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 recognize the sacrifices made by the men and women of the armed forces of the United States and continue to honor their memory by properly maintaining the statewide network of veterans' cemeteries.  Specifically, this bill requires the counties to obtain approval from the Office of Veterans' Services prior to any action that may negatively impact the State's financial obligation to establish and maintain veterans' cemeteries or imperil the receipt of federal funding for that purpose.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2014.

     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. 1564, 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. 1564, 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	____________________________ K. MARK TAKAI, Co-Chair
____________________________ RONALD D. KOUCHI, Co-Chair	____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Co-Chair