CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 97-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 1107

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1107, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY,"

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 establish the Hazard Mitigation Special Fund to give the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency the ability to monitor its own hazard mitigation projects.

Your Committee on Conference finds that hazard mitigation projects necessary to mitigate situations that are deemed hazardous and require immediate action will not be possible without proper funding. This measure will provide a funding source to ensure the continuation of hazardous mitigation projects and expand the program by establishing the Hazard Mitigation Special Fund.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Requiring all contributions from public or private partners and all interest earned on or accrued to moneys deposited in the special fund be deposited in the Hazard Mitigation Special Fund;

(2) Inserting an appropriation amount of $500,000 for the Hazard Mitigation Special Fund;

(3) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2022; and

(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

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 S.B. No. 1107, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1107, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ LINDA ICHIYAMA Co-Chair	____________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA Chair
____________________________ SCOT Z. MATAYOSHI Co-Chair	____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN Co-Chair
____________________________ STACELYNN K. M. ELI Co-Chair