CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 94-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 3054

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. 3054, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII FILM AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL FUND,"

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:

(1) Expand funding sources and authorized uses of the Hawaii Film and Creative Industries Development Special Fund (Special Fund); and

(2) Appropriate funds for the purposes of the Special Fund.

Your Committee on Conference finds that expanding funding sources and authorized uses of the Hawaii Film and Creative Industries Development Special Fund will further support the State's growing local intellectual property export industry.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Delaying the deposit of all revenues, fees, and charges from the processing of the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit pursuant to section 235-17, Hawaii Revised Statutes, into the Special Fund until January 2, 2023;

(2) Including existing revenues, fees, and income received by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism from its management of public facilities that support media and entertainment workforce and business development, with the exception of the Hawaii Film Studio, to be deposited into the Special Fund;

(3) Requiring the program funded by the Special Fund to also provide seed capital for electronic sports;

(4) Making it effective on July 1, 2022; and

(5) Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment 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. 3054, 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. 3054, 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

____________________________ SEAN QUINLAN Co-Chair	____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Chair
____________________________ DANIEL HOLT Co-Chair	____________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO Co-Chair
	____________________________ GIL RIVIERE Co-Chair