CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 107

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2017

RE:    S.B. No. 900

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

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. 900, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM,"

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:

     (1)  Amend the qualifications for Hawaii Community-Based Economic Development Technical and Financial Assistance Program (Program) grants to include technical assistance to community-based organizations; and

     (2)  Reduce the number of Community-Based Economic Development Advisory Council members from twelve to ten.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that this measure will help the Program assist more community-based organizations that serve distressed areas of the State.  Your Committee on Conference further finds that the Community-Based Economic Development Advisory Council faces difficulty in meeting due to lack of quorum and that lowering the number of advisory council members from twelve to ten will make it easier to schedule meetings and take official action.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

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

     (2)  Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment 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. 900, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 900, S.D. 1, 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

____________________________ MARK M. NAKASHIMA Co-Chair	____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Chair
____________________________ JARRETT KEOHOKALOLE Co-Chair	____________________________ BRICKWOOD GALUTERIA Co-Chair
	____________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA Co-Chair