CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 121

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 1101

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1101, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STORMWATER FEES,"

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) Prohibit the counties from charging against or collecting user fees for stormwater management systems or infrastructure from the Department of Transportation in excess of $1,500,000 in the aggregate per year; and

(2) Specify that no services shall be denied to the Department of Transportation by reason of nonpayment of the user fees for stormwater management systems or infrastructure.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the effective date to upon approval; and

(2) Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

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 H.B. No. 1101, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1101, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE Chair	____________________________ LINDA ICHIYAMA Co-Chair
____________________________ MIKE GABBARD Co-Chair	____________________________ KYLE T. YAMASHITA Co-Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair
____________________________ CHRIS LEE Co-Chair