CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 201

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 942

H.D. 2

S.D. 2

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. 942, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES,"

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 satisfy several claims against the State, its officers, or its employees.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Appropriating $12,283.57 in general funds for a claim by BG Kauai Holdings LLC;

(2) Appropriating $2,332.00 in general funds for a claim by Michael Bradley;

(3) Appropriating $76.62 in general funds for a claim by Raquel B. Nakahara;

(4) Appropriating $12,110.24 in general funds for a claim by Joseph Novotny;

(5) Amending the appropriation amount for the settlement in the case of O'Grady, et al. v. State of Hawaii, et al., Civil No. 07-1-0371, Third Circuit from $3,000,000.00 to $2,891,721.86;

(6) Appropriating $125,000.00 for the settlement in the case of Smith v. Chong, et al., Civil No. 16-00519, USDC;

(7) Specifying that certain claims be paid from funds appropriated to the respective department or agency in section 3 of Act 49, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, as amended by section 3 of Act 53, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018;

(8) Changing its effective date to upon its approval; and

(9) 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. 942, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 942, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ KARL RHOADS Chair	____________________________ CHRIS LEE Co-Chair
____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN Co-Chair	____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE Co-Chair