CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 203

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 624

H.D. 1

S.D. 3

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. 624, H.D. 1, S.D. 3, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT,"

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 combine the resources, duties, and responsibilities of the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, Hawaii Strategic Development Corporation, and a newly-established Hawaii Broadband Office to establish a new entity to be known as the Hawaii Innovation Technology and Research Corporation for the purposes of promoting, developing, and expanding Hawaii's innovation and technology industry to diversify the State's economy by supporting start-ups and existing enterprises and making the State attractive to enterprises.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Restoring the $300,000 ceiling of the Technology Special Fund;

(2) Amending appropriations and position counts for the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation for the 2019-2021 Fiscal Biennium and deleting unspecified appropriation to Hawaii Strategic Development Corporation;

(3) Adding new appropriations for the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 of:

(A) $90,000 for one permanent full-time technology park coordinator position; and

(B) $630,000 for a first responders technology park proof of concept;

(4) Making the repeal of the Hawaii Strategic Development Corporation and transfer of its authority, duties, and assets effective on July 1, 2019;

(5) Making the appropriations effective on June 28, 2019; and

(6) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments.

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. 624, H.D. 1, S.D. 3, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 624, H.D. 1, S.D. 3, 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	____________________________ JUSTIN H. WOODSON Co-Chair
____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM Co-Chair	____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY Co-Chair
____________________________ DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ Co-Chair	____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE Co-Chair