CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 98

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2015

RE:    S.B. No. 1158

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Madam and Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1158, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL SPACE CENTER FOR EXPLORATION SYSTEMS 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 establish a special fund for the operation, maintenance, and management of the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems' projects, facilities, services, and publications and for the design and construction of facilities and renovation of or addition to existing facilities.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems was established to attract and retain aerospace investment in the State and to bridge the gap between the public and private sector in aerospace-related activities.  Your Committee on Conference further finds that the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems only has the ability to receive and expend funds allocated within the state budget and does not have a mechanism to receive or expend funds from any other source.  Additional sources of funding would allow the organization to initiate and engage in more activities, accelerate the rate of progress on existing initiatives, and better prepare for future project needs by adding appropriate facilities.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by inserting an effective date of July 1, 2015.

     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. 1158, 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. 1158, 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

____________________________ DEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, Co-Chair	____________________________ WILL ESPERO, Chair
____________________________ AARON LING JOHANSON, Co-Chair	____________________________ BREENE HARIMOTO, Co-Chair