CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 166-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.B. No. 2740

S.D. 1

H.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

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. 2740, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES,"

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 payment of claims against the State, its officers, or its employees.

Your Committee on Conference finds that the timely passage of this measure will minimize the State's obligation to pay interest on those amounts.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Increasing the total general fund appropriation from $5,940,352.37 to $6,724,309.63 to satisfy the payment of three additional claims that total $783,957.26; and

(2) Providing that the claims to be paid from general funds in this measure shall be paid from funds appropriated to the respective department or agency in section 3 of Act 49, Session Laws of Hawaii 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 S.B. No. 2740, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2740, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO Co-Chair	____________________________ KARL RHOADS Chair
____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE Co-Chair	____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN Co-Chair