STAND. COM. REP. NO.828-02

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: S.B. No. 2131

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred S.B. No. 2131, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE MOLOKAI IRRIGATION SYSTEM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to appropriate an unspecified amount of funds for Molokai Irrigation System (System) repairs and upgrades. To achieve this purpose, this bill repeals language designating the appropriation for the identification of new water sources for the System and replaces it with provisions for new equipment and motor vehicles for the repair and upgrade of the System as follows:

(1) New telemetry system;

(2) New meters at reservoir (2);

(3) Replacement of isolation valves (4);

(4) Bobcat; and

(5) 4x4 vehicles (2).

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and three members of the Maui County Council. The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands supported the intent of this bill.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Removing references to the specific items for which the funds appropriated are to be used;

(2) Providing that the funds appropriated by this bill are to be used for System improvements including but not limited to irrigation infrastructure and equipment; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of style and clarity

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 S.B. No. 2131, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2131, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

 

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FELIPE P. ABINSAY, Chair