CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 88

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 993

H.D. 2

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. 993, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT,"

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 amend the management structure and functions of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency and to increase the expenditure ceiling for funds allocated to the Agency. Specifically, this measure:

(1) Transfers statutory authority for Agency staffing, inter-agency coordination, establishment and management of a reserve corps, and Agency expenditures from the Adjutant General, acting in the Adjutant General's capacity as Director of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, to the Agency Administrator;

(2) Specifies the required contents and functions of the State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, which shall be integrated into and coordinated with emergency management plans of the federal and county governments and shall include participation by public, private, and individual interests, and the Agency's duties and functions in establishing and carrying out the plan;

(3) Requires that the counties' emergency management plan be comprehensive, adhere to standards developed by the Agency, and be coordinated and consistent with the state plan and requires the counties to annually submit reports on the status of and updates to their plans to the Agency;

(4) Renames the Emergency Reserve Corps as the Emergency Management Reserve Corps, includes day-to-day emergency management functions in the Corps' authorized functions, and amends Corps' members annual required paid duties; and

(5) Increases the expenditure ceiling for the Major Disaster Fund for immediate relief during a declared state of emergency by an unspecified amount, increases the annual allotment ceiling from the Fund to support the Emergency Management Reserve Corps by an unspecified amount, and provides for the annual roll-over of unspent funds under $2,500,000.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Increasing the expenditure ceiling for the Major Disaster Fund from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000;

(2) Increasing the allotment from the Major Disaster Fund to support the Emergency Management Reserve Corps from $100,000 to $250,000;

(3) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2019; and

(4) 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. 993, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 993, H.D. 2, 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

____________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA Chair	____________________________ GREGG TAKAYAMA Co-Chair
____________________________ KAIALI'I KAHELE Co-Chair	____________________________ JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA Co-Chair
	____________________________ CEDRIC ASUEGA GATES Co-Chair