CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 253-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1147

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

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. 1147, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET,"

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 appropriate monies for capital improvement project costs of the State for the fiscal biennium 2021-2023.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Removing the capital improvement projects for fiscal biennium 2021-2023;

(2) Appropriating funds to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism;

(3) Appropriating funds out of the Convention Center Enterprise Special Fund;

(4) Appropriating funds to the University of Hawaii;

(5) Making it effective upon approval; and

(6) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of 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. 1147, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1147, 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

____________________________ DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ Chair	____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE Co-Chair
	____________________________ KYLE T. YAMASHITA Co-Chair