STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1126

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.B. No. 508

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred H.B. No. 508 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO IRRIGATION PROJECTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to change the date on which the board of agriculture determines the amount of acreage assessments necessary in a fiscal year for irrigation facility projects from March 31 to June 30. This measure also requires that the assessment determinations be on a fiscal year rather than calendar year basis, and removes the requirement that the assessment notices be by certified or registered mail.

Your Committee finds that this measure will help reduce operating expenses and improve tracking of irrigation facility projects for the Department of Agriculture.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Agriculture that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 508 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Agriculture,

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JAN YAGI BUEN, Chair