CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 91-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.B. No. 2919

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. 2919, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

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) Establish a pilot program to generate revenue through the lease of public library lands to meet the mission of the public libraries;

(2) Establish the library facilities fund for deposit of revenues generated by lease or other disposition of library lands, to be expended for state library programs; and

(3) Require the Board of Education to submit a report on the pilot program to the Legislature.

Your Committee on Conference finds that public libraries provide an invaluable service to the community. However, there is a need to examine new and innovative methods of generating funds to support the mission of the public libraries. Consequently, generating funds through the lease of public library lands may provide a viable source of funding for the public libraries. Accordingly, it is appropriate to establish a pilot program to generate revenue through the lease of public library lands to meet the mission of the public libraries to be facilitated by the State Librarian, Board of Education, and any other appropriate agencies.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Deleting language that would have appropriated funds for the public library lands pilot program and the hiring of experts in land development issues;

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2018; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments 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. 2919, 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. 2919, 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

____________________________ JUSTIN H. WOODSON Co-Chair	____________________________ MICHELLE N. KIDANI Chair
____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE Co-Chair	____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair
____________________________ TY J.K. CULLEN Co-Chair	____________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO Co-Chair