CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 71-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2016

RE:    S.B. No. 2217

       S.D. 2

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2217, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE,"

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 appropriate funds for operation, repair, maintenance, and improvement costs for the East Kauai Irrigation System by the East Kauai Water Users' Cooperative.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that reliable irrigation systems are the lifelines of the State's agricultural community and that the East Kauai Irrigation System should be repaired, properly maintained, and improved to ensure that agricultural crops receive a steady and dependable supply of water.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Inserting the purpose section of the S.D. 2 version;

     (2)  Inserting an appropriation amount of $75,000 for fiscal year 2016-2017 for operation, repair, maintenance, and improvement costs for the East Kauai Irrigation System by the East Kauai Water Users' Cooperative;

     (3)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2016; and

     (4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

     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. 2217, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2217, S.D. 2, 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

____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Co-Chair	____________________________ MIKE GABBARD, Chair
____________________________ CLIFT TSUJI, Co-Chair	____________________________ J. KALANI ENGLISH, Co-Chair
____________________________ RICHARD H.K. ONISHI, Co-Chair