CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 152

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 340

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. 340, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION,"

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) Appropriate funds to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation (HTDC) for the Small Business Innovation Research Program and Manufacturing Assistance Program;

(2) Remove the requirement that HTDC grants to businesses that were awarded a competitive contract from the Department of Defense be only for research in specific research fields; and

(3) Appropriate funds to provide grants out of the Alternative Energy Research and Development Revolving Fund.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Amending the appropriation for the Small Business Innovation Research Program to an amount of $1,000,000 and only for fiscal year 2019-2020;

(2) Amending the appropriation for the Manufacturing Assistance Program to an amount of $500,000 for fiscal year 2019-2020;

(3) Deleting language that removes the requirement that HTDC grants to businesses who were awarded a competitive contract from the Department of Defense be only for research in specific research fields;

(4) Deleting the appropriation for the Alternative Energy Research and Development Fund to provide grants;

(5) Making an appropriation of $300,000 to HTDC for the Excelerator Program for fiscal year 2019-2020;

(6) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2019; and

(7) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

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. 340, 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. 340, 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	____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY Co-Chair
____________________________ JARRETT KEOHOKALOLE Co-Chair	____________________________ LISA KITAGAWA Co-Chair
____________________________ DRU MAMO KANUHA Co-Chair