CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 93-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.B. No. 2858

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

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. 2858, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY,"

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) Require the design of all state buildings constructed on or after July 1, 2018, to include a shelter room or area that is capable of protecting individuals from Category 3 hurricanes; and

(2) Require the new construction to be consistent with standards issued in the Report of Recommended Statewide Public Hurricane Shelter Criteria, Hurricane Shelter Criteria Committee, State Civil Defense, June 24, 2014.

Your Committee on Conference finds that ensuring that state buildings are capable of withstanding extreme weather-related events and emergencies is essential for maintaining public welfare. Your Committee on Conference further finds that public schools are particularly vulnerable to the effects of weather-related events and emergencies and situated in areas easily accessible by community members and would therefore be the ideal initial sites for enhanced building design and construction. Accordingly, your Committee on Conference finds that the State should consider relevant hurricane resistant criteria when designing and constructing new public schools for the capability of providing shelter refuge.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Removing language requiring the design of all state buildings constructed on or after July 1, 2018, to include a shelter room or area that is capable of protecting individuals from Category 3 hurricanes and that the new construction be consistent with standards issued in the Report of Recommended Statewide Public Hurricane Shelter Criteria, Hurricane Shelter Criteria Committee, State Civil Defense, June 24, 2014;

(2) Inserting language to require the State to consider hurricane resistant criteria when designing and constructing new public schools for the capability of providing shelter refuge; and

(3) Changing the effective date to upon 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 S.B. No. 2858, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2858, S.D. 2, 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

____________________________ GREGG TAKAYAMA Co-Chair	____________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA Chair
____________________________ CEDRIC ASUEGA GATES Co-Chair	____________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO Co-Chair