CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 183

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: H.B. No. 1297

H.D. 2

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

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. 1297, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATE FINANCES,"

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) Require each department to submit program measures, cost element, and accounting reports for all non-general funds to the Legislature by November 1 of each year;

(2) Specify that the cigarette tax revenues deposited to the credit of the Cancer Research Special Fund shall only be used for capital expenditures and only until July 1, 2041;

(3) Cease deposits of cigarette tax revenues into the Emergency Medical Services Special Fund on July 1, 2021;

(4) Subject certain special funds to deductions for central service expenses;

(5) Statutorily establish the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii and establish lines of reporting and other administrative and funding provisions relating to the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii;

(6) Limit the uses of funds expended from the Tuition and Fees Special Fund and Research and Training Revolving Fund; and

(7) Require the University of Hawaii to provide an annual, rather than a semi-annual, report to the Legislature on the Hawaii Cancer Research Special Fund.

The intent of the Legislature is to fund amounts requested by Governor's Message Numbers 7, 8, and 9, and to fund any remaining Employer-Union Trust Fund agreements ratified after April 23, 2021.

Accordingly, your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Deleting its contents and inserting language that amends House Bill No. 200, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1 (Regular Session of 2021) to appropriate general funds for statewide collective bargaining costs;

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

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments 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. 1297, 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. 1297, 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

____________________________ JARRETT KEOHOKALOLE Chair	____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE Co-Chair
____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM Co-Chair	____________________________ GREGG TAKAYAMA Co-Chair
____________________________ DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ Co-Chair	____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE Co-Chair