CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 142-16

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2016

 

RE:    H.B. No. 2646

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

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. 2646, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION,"

 

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 fuel tank advisory committee to study issues related to leaks of certain fuel storage tanks throughout the State.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Deleting the appropriation for the fuel tank advisory committee;

 

     (2)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2016; and

 

     (3)  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. 2646, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2646, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

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GLENN WAKAI, Chair

 

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CHRIS LEE, Co-Chair

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Co-Chair

 

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Co-Chair

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LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Co-Chair

 

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NICOLE E. LOWEN, Co-Chair