CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 97

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 153

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. 153, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATE WATER CODE PENALTIES,"

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) Amend the penalty amount per violation of the State Water Code, with the Commission on Water Resource Management to determine the amount of the penalty based on the circumstances of the violation; and

(2) Appropriate funds for two full-time equivalent general professional positions within the Commission on Water Resource Management.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Deleting the appropriation of funds for positions within the Commission on Water Resource Management;

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2023; 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. 153, 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. 153, 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

____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE Chair	____________________________ LINDA ICHIYAMA Co-Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair	____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS Co-Chair
____________________________ LYNN DECOITE Co-Chair	____________________________ MAHINA POEPOE Co-Chair