CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 94

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1558

H.D. 1

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. 1558, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY,"

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 Office of Planning to update the Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Plan (Plan) and submit the updated Plan to the Legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2021 and every tenth session thereafter, using the goals and priority guidelines of the Hawaii State Planning Act and the Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Initiative as guiding principles; and

(2) Appropriate funds to update the Plan.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting the appropriation amount of $150,000 for fiscal year 2019-2020; and

(2) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2019.

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. 1558, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1558, H.D. 1, 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

____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Chair	____________________________ NICOLE E. LOWEN Co-Chair
____________________________ KAIALI'I KAHELE Co-Chair	____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE Co-Chair
____________________________ GIL RIVIERE Co-Chair	____________________________ TINA WILDBERGER Co-Chair
____________________________ STANLEY CHANG Co-Chair