CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 178-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2008

RE:    H.B. No. 1412

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1412, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION'S BENEFITS-FUNDED REVENUE-GENERATING COMPUTER INITIATIVES,"

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 bill is to enhance the ability of the Department of Taxation to upgrade its computer system and streamline related operation procedures.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

(1)  Appropriating $2,900,000 from the general fund of the State to the Integrated Tax Information Management Systems Special Fund; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for consistency and clarity.

     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. 1412, 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. 1412, 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

____________________________ CAROL FUKUNAGA, Chair	____________________________ MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair
____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER, Co-Chair