CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 27

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2017

RE:    H.B. No. 655

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

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET,"

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 direct the Department of Land and Natural Resources to assist and collaborate with, including by providing supplemental funding to, the National Wildlife Research Center of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to research the negative impacts of the rose-ringed parakeet on Kauai and develop and implement a control plan to reduce those negative impacts.  This measure also appropriates funds for this purpose.

     After careful consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Inserting an appropriation amount of $75,000;

     (2)  Making the appropriation for only fiscal year 2017-2018;

     (3)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2017; and

     (4)  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. 655, 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. 655, 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

____________________________ KARL RHOADS Chair	____________________________ RICHARD P. CREAGAN Co-Chair
____________________________ MIKE GABBARD Co-Chair	____________________________ NADINE K. NAKAMURA Co-Chair
____________________________ GIL RIVIERE Co-Chair