CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 193

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 1018

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

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. 1018, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

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

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) Reduce the potential for federal maintenance of effort enforcement actions against the State by delaying the encumbrance and expenditure of various large general fund appropriations made in the 2022 legislative regular session until or beyond July 1, 2023, so they are no longer part of the fiscal year 2022-2023 maintenance of effort calculation; and

(2) Appropriate funds to establish one temporary federal funds advisor position and two temporary senior special assistant positions.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Removing the appropriation that established one temporary federal funds advisor position and two temporary senior special assistant positions;

(2) Restoring the amounts for certain appropriations that were made in Acts 115, 236, 248, and 296, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022; and

(3) Changing the effective date to June 29, 2023.

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. 1018, 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. 1018, 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

____________________________ DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ Chair

____________________________ KYLE T. YAMASHITA Chair