CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 130-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2016

RE:    H.B. No. 1041

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1041, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HUNTING,"

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 enhance the management and protection of resources pertaining to hunting.  Specifically, this measure:

     (1)  Establishes the Game Management Advisory Commission to serve in an advisory capacity to the Board of Land and Natural Resources for policies and criteria regarding public hunting;

     (2)  Establishes the composition and powers of the Game Management Advisory Commission;

     (3)  Requires the Game Management Advisory Commission to submit annual reports to the Legislature; and

     (4)  Appropriates funds for the establishment of the Game Management Advisory Commission.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Appropriating $40,000 for the establishment of the Game Management Advisory Commission;

     (2)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2016; 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. 1041, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1041, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ MIKE GABBARD, Chair	____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Co-Chair
____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Co-Chair	____________________________ KARL RHOADS, Co-Chair
	____________________________ TY J.K. CULLEN, Co-Chair