CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 141

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2017

RE:    H.B. No. 1578

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

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. 1578, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE,"

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 establish and appropriate funds for a Carbon Farming Task Force within the Office of Planning to identify agricultural and aquacultural activities and best practices that provide carbon sequestration benefits.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Inserting an appropriation amount of $25,000 for fiscal year 2017-2018 and deleting the appropriation for fiscal year 2018-2019;

     (2)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2017; and

     (3)  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. 1578, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1578, H.D. 1, 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

____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Chair	____________________________ CHRIS LEE Co-Chair
____________________________ MIKE GABBARD Co-Chair	____________________________ RICHARD P. CREAGAN Co-Chair
____________________________ GIL RIVIERE Co-Chair	____________________________ NICOLE E. LOWEN Co-Chair