CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 63-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2014

RE:    S.B. No. 2411

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 1

       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. 2411, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SUBSIDIES,"

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 repeal references in the Hawaii Revised Statutes to "subsidy" or "subsidies" as a type of funding award that may be made to a private organization or individual for a public purpose.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that no substantive difference exists in the Hawaii Revised Statutes between a "grant" and a "subsidy", and that the terms "subsidy" and "subsidies" are therefore unnecessary and potentially confusing and should be deleted.  Your Committee on Conference further finds that deleting existing references to this term would make the Hawaii Revised Statutes more clear and concise.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing the effective date from July 1, 2030, to upon approval.

     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. 2411, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2411, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Chair

____________________________ DAVID Y. IGE, Chair