CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 129

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 116

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

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. 116, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET,"

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 additional funds for the operating costs of the Executive Branch for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2021.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by appropriating $10,757,811 in all funds, inclusive of $9,118,826 in general funds, for fiscal year 2019-2020 and $9,045,621 in all funds, inclusive of $7,518,115 in general funds, for fiscal year 2020-2021 for the operating costs of the Executive Branch.

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. 116, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 116, 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

____________________________ DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ Chair	____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE Chair
____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN Co-Chair