CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 155

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1259

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. 1259, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS,"

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.

Your Committee on Conference finds that capital improvement projects are essential to our economy and play a pivotal role in building social infrastructure and helping to strengthen communities.

Your Committee on Conference finds that this measure provides an opportunity to invest in the State's infrastructure while remaining fiscally prudent.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by inserting provisions that amend the Administration's capital improvement program budget to provide capital improvement funds to focus on critical and significant capital projects.

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. 1259, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1259, 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

____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN Chair	____________________________ KYLE T. YAMASHITA Chair
____________________________ DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ Co-Chair