CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 199-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 3195

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. 3195, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS,"

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 funds to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands for the investigation, exploration, and identification of geothermal resources on Hawaiian home lands.

Your Committee on Conference finds that geothermal resources on Hawaiian home lands can be used for the generation, transmission, and production of electricity. This measure provides initial funding for the investigation, exploration, and identification of these resources.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by inserting an appropriation amount of $500,000.

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. 3195, 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. 3195, 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

____________________________ NICOLE E. LOWEN Co-Chair	____________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO Chair
____________________________ MARK M. NAKASHIMA Co-Chair	____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Co-Chair
____________________________ LISA MARTEN Co-Chair	____________________________ DRU KANUHA Co-Chair