SB 1064

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

By Senator(s) MIZUGUCHI (BR)

Companion Bill: HB 983

Subjects: Governor

Keywords: AGRICULTURE, DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE

Report Title: Papayas; emergency appropriati

Description: Authorizes an emergency appropriation of $50,000 in revolving funds for fiscal year 1998-1999 to allow the Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC) to reimburse the papaya industry for securing patent licenses needed to commercialize the transgenic papaya and carry out its ongoing projects.

 1-26-99        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-27-99        S Referred to 1. ECD 2. WAM                                
 1-29-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on 02-03-99 at
                  1:30 p.m. in conference room 224
 2- 3-99        S The committee on ECD recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2- 3-99        S The votes in ECD were as follows: 3 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Inouye, Buen, Slom; Ayes with reservations:
                  Senator(s) ; 1 Noes: Senator(s) M. Ige; and 2
                  Excused: Senator(s) Kawamoto, Taniguchi
 2- 9-99        S Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 37) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading and
                  referral to WAM
 2- 9-99        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred
                  to WAM.
 2-22-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by WAM on 02-24-99 at
                  9:00 a.m. in conference room 211
 2-24-99        S The measure is deferred.                                 
 3- 2-99        S Notice of public decision making by WAM on 03-05-99         
                  at 9:00 a.m. in conference room 211.