CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 215-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 1297

S.D. 1

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. 1297, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST MAUIGROWN COFFEE, INC,"

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 extend the authorization to issue special purpose revenue bonds to assist MauiGrown Coffee, Inc., with the operation and expansion of its farm and mill.

Your Committee on Conference finds that Act 116, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, (Act 116) authorized the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist MauiGrown Coffee, Inc. with the expansion of its coffee farm and mill in Puukolii, Maui. Pursuant to Act 116, the authorization for the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist MauiGrown Coffee, Inc. will lapse on June 30, 2022. This measure extends the authorization to issue special purpose revenue bonds to assist MauiGrown Coffee, Inc.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting a special purpose revenue bonds authorization lapse date of June 30, 2025; and

(2) Inserting an effective date of July 1, 2022.

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. 1297, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1297, S.D. 1, 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

____________________________ MARK J. HASHEM Co-Chair	____________________________ MIKE GABBARD Chair
____________________________ AMY A. PERRUSO Co-Chair	____________________________ BENNETTE MISALUCHA Co-Chair