CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 17-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2014

RE:    S.B. No. 2082

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

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. 2082, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LAND COURT,"

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:

     (1)  Clarify that the schedule of fees established in section 501-218(a), Hawaii Revised Statutes, is not intended to be a comprehensive schedule of all fees payable under chapter 501, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to Land Court registration; and

     (2)  Specifically authorize the Supreme Court of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources, and Department of Accounting and General Services to revise, amend, add to, or eliminate fees payable under the schedule.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that this measure does not attempt to alter or amend the existing schedule of fee items but rather seeks to clarify and establish that the respective branch of government or department may establish and amend, from time to time, its own schedule of fees for the services it performs.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing the 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 S.B. No. 2082, 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. 2082, 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

____________________________ CINDY EVANS, Co-Chair	______________________________ MALAMA SOLOMON, Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS, Co-Chair	______________________________ CLAYTON HEE, Co-Chair
____________________________ NICOLE E. LOWEN, Co-Chair	______________________________ DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Co-Chair