CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 100

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2013

RE:    H.B. No. 762

       H.D. 2

       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. 762, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO WASHINGTON PLACE,"

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 bill is to protect and preserve historic Washington Place, a center of social and political life in the Hawaiian Islands for over a century.  Specifically, this measure:

     (1)  Statutorily establishes the Department of Accounting and General Services as the agency responsible for preserving and protecting Washington Place, including the grounds and the historic residence situated on its premises;

     (2)  Establishes the Washington Place Trust Fund (Fund) to pay for the administration, operation, management, and maintenance of Washington Place;

     (3)  Prohibits moneys in the Fund from being transferred to the general fund or any other fund in the state treasury; and

     (4)  Provides that all unencumbered and unexpended moneys in excess of an unspecified amount remaining on balance in the Fund at the close of June 30 of each year must lapse to the credit of the general fund.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Deleting the provisions requiring that unencumbered and unexpended moneys from the Fund lapse to the credit of the general fund;

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

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

     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. 762, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 762, H.D. 2, 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

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