CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 122-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2014

RE:    H.B. No. 2179

       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. 2179, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LOWER HAMAKUA DITCH,"

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 encourage agricultural production and economic growth by limiting the toll that the Board of Agriculture may charge for water provided by the Lower Hamakua Ditch through June 30, 2019.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Capping the toll at 20 cents per 1,000 gallons of water; and

     (2)  Making it effective from July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2025.

     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. 2179, 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. 2179, 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

____________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Chair	____________________________ JESSICA WOOLEY, Co-Chair
____________________________ RONALD D. KOUCHI, Co-Chair	____________________________ RICHARD H.K. ONISHI, Co-Chair