CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 13

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2013

RE:    S.B. No. 995

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

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. 995, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO IRRIGATION WATER DEVELOPMENT,"

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 expanding responsibilities and size of the Agricultural Resource Management Division of the Department of Agriculture by altering the position title of the engineering program manager to the engineering program administrator. 

     Your Committee on Conference finds that the Agricultural Resource Management Division has expanded significantly since its inception in 1987 and has become the largest land program within the Department of Agriculture.  Despite the growth of the Division, however, the managing framework has remained the same.  Changing the engineering program manager position to the engineering program administrator position will reflect the increased responsibilities and scope of the Agricultural Resource Management Division and align the position with similar positions within the Department of Agriculture.

     This measure has been amended by changing the effective date 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. 995, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 995, 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

____________________________ CINDY EVANS, Chair	____________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Chair
	____________________________ MALAMA SOLOMON, Co-Chair
	____________________________ RONALD D. KOUCHI, Co-Chair