CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 23-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 2106

H.D. 3

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

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. 2106, H.D. 3, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION,"

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 require the Environmental Council to adopt and maintain rules requiring that environmental assessments and environmental impact statements include consideration of sea level rise based upon the best available scientific data regarding sea level rise.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing its effective date to upon its approval.

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. 2106, H.D. 3, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2106, H.D. 3, 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

____________________________ MIKE GABBARD Chair	____________________________ CHRIS LEE Co-Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair	____________________________ KANIELA ING Co-Chair
____________________________ J. KALANI ENGLISH Co-Chair	____________________________ NICOLE E. LOWEN Co-Chair