THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

             COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
             Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Chair
             Senator Jan Yagi Buen, Vice-Chair

             AMENDED NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

        DATE:    Wednesday, February 9, 2000

        TIME:    4:00 p.m.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 224
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street


Decision making on the following bills, originally scheduled for
Wednesday, February 9, 2000 at 1:30 p.m., have been rescheduled.

SB 2748  MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR                ECD, WAM
        THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
        Authorizes the issuance of $3,800,000 in general
        obligation bonds to finance the planning, design,
        construction and equipping of a new building for the
        Measurement Standards and Commodities programs of the
        Department of Agriculture.  Also appropriates $500,000
        to cover all expenses related to temporarily
        relocating the Measurement Standards program and
        identifies $280,000 in general obligation bonds from a
        project for lapsing.
        (MIZUGUCHI B/R)

SB 2742  RELATING TO PORK                           ECD, WAM
        Mandates that retailers label pork produced in the
        State of Hawaii as "Island Produced Pork."
        (MIZUGUCHI B/R)

SB 2226  RELATING TO ANIMAL QUARANTINE              ECD, WAM
        Adds a new part to implement modified quarantine
        replacements for all service animals used by an
        individual with disabilities; appropriates unspecified
        funds to the DOA for the purposes of this Act.
        (TAM)

SB 2099  RELATING TO PLANT AND NON-DOMESTIC         ECD, WAM
        ANIMAL QUARANTINE
        Requires a permit for the importation of a
        conditionally approved animal into the State to be
        granted by the DOA not more than 3 working days after
        the DOA receives a complete application for the
        permit, including any fees.  Adds 34 insect species to
        the DOA's list of conditionally approved animals.

 
        (SLOM)

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                               Senator Lorraine R. Inouye
                               Chair