CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 132-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 2248

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

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. 2248, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO BEACH MANAGEMENT ON THE NORTH SHORE OF OAHU,"

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 appropriate funds to the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program to develop a north shore beach management and climate adaptation plan for the North Shore of Oahu from Sunset Point to the Kapoʻo (Sharks Cove) area.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the north shore beach management and climate adaptation plan to a north shore beach management plan;

(2) Modifying the scope of the north shore beach management plan;

(3) Inserting an appropriation amount of $1,000,000 for development of the north shore beach management plan;

(4) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2024; and

(5) 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. 2248, 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. 2248, 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

____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM Chair	____________________________ LINDA ICHIYAMA Co-Chair
____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE Co-Chair	____________________________ CHRIS TODD Co-Chair
____________________________ MIKE GABBARD Co-Chair	____________________________ MAHINA POEPOE Co-Chair
____________________________ LYNN DECOITE Co-Chair