CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 168-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2016

RE:    H.B. No. 2009

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       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. 2009, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOISTING MACHINE OPERATORS,"

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 require the Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board (Board) to submit a comprehensive report to the Legislature on regulatory requirements, certification procedures, and fees relating to hoisting machine operators.

     Your Committee on Conference amended this measure by:

     (1)  Repealing the executive director position of the Board;

     (2)  Allowing for the Board to employ a 0.5 full-time equivalent office assistant;

     (3)  Amending the Hoisting Machine Operators' Certification Revolving Fund to be used to include the hiring of consultants as necessary;

     (4)  Making it effective upon its approval; and

     (5)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for 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. 2009, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2009, H.D. 1, 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

____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN, Chair	____________________________ MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Co-Chair
____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair	____________________________ JARRETT KEOHOKALOLE, Co-Chair