CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 133

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2017

RE:    H.B. No. 571

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

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

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"

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 the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program to:

     (1)  Develop a communication strategy and outreach plan for emergency management and disaster preparedness;

     (2)  Update and publish the fourth edition of the Homeowner's Handbook to Prepare for Natural Hazards; and

     (3)  Conduct a systematic and targeted education and outreach initiative throughout the State for emergency management and disaster preparedness.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1)  Appropriating $200,000 for each year of fiscal biennium 2017-2019 to the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College  Program for the purposes of this measure; and

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

     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. 571, 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. 571, 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

____________________________ KAIALI'I KAHELE Chair	____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY Co-Chair
____________________________ LAURA H. THIELEN Co-Chair	____________________________ SEAN QUINLAN Co-Chair
____________________________ GIL RIVIERE Co-Chair