CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 106

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 475

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

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. 475, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS,"

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 and appropriate funds for the Art in Private Places and Performing Arts Committee, within the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, to establish and administer the Art in Private Places and Performing Arts Pilot Programs.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Deleting the establishment of the Art in Private Places and Performing Arts Committee and Performing Arts Pilot Program;

(2) Establishing the Art in Private Places Pilot Program, which allows the Executive Director of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to loan state-owned art to non-state individuals, businesses, or entities for reasonable financial consideration;

(3) Renaming the Performing Arts Special Account to the Art in Private Places Special Account and amending the funds that may be deposited into the special account;

(4) Removing the appropriation;

(5) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2023, with a sunset date of June 30, 2026; and

(6) 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. 475, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 475, H.D. 1, 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

____________________________ CHRIS LEE Chair	____________________________ ADRIAN K. TAM Co-Chair
____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Co-Chair	____________________________ KYLE T. YAMASHITA Co-Chair