CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 45-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 3298

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. 3298, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SHOOTING FACILITIES,"

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) Establish a working group to determine potential locations and requirements for a shooting facility on the island of Hawaii; and

(2) Appropriate funds to establish a shooting facility in the County of Hawaii; provided that the County of Hawaii provides matching funds on a dollar-to-dollar basis.

Your Committee on Conference finds that the establishment of a multi-use public shooting range on the island of Hawaii is necessary to provide a safe and organized facility to allow law enforcement agencies and the public to train and maintain their firearms skills. This measure will lay the foundation to provide a safe training area for the residents of the County of Hawaii by establishing a working group to determine potential locations and requirements for a shooting facility on the island of Hawaii.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Removing language that would have appropriated funds to establish the shooting facility in the County of Hawaii;

(2) Changing the effective date to upon its approval; and

(3) 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. 3298, 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. 3298, 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

____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS Co-Chair	____________________________ LYNN DECOITE Chair
____________________________ PATRICK PIHANA BRANCO Co-Chair	____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE Co-Chair
	____________________________ DRU KANUHA Co-Chair