Bill Text: HI HB979 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Environment; Invasive Species; Reforestation; Sediment Run-off

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-07-07 - (S) Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 209, 7/6/2010, (Gov. Msg. No. 701). [HB979 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2010-HB979-Amended.html

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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 49-10

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2010

 

RE:    H.B. No. 979

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Sir and Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 979, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT,"

 

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 bill is to temporarily authorize funds from the Special Land and Development Fund and the Land Conservation Fund to be used for invasive species control and mitigation, reforestation, and sediment run-off mitigation.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

 

     (1)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2010; and

 

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for 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. 979, 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. 979, 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

 

____________________________ CLAYTON HEE, Chair		____________________________ KEN ITO, Co-Chair
____________________________ MIKE GABBARD, Co-Chair		____________________________ HERMINA MORITA, Co-Chair
____________________________ SHAN S. TSUTSUI, Co-Chair		____________________________ SHARON E. HAR, Co-Chair