STAND. COM. REP. NO. 851

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.B. No. 168

H.D. 2

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 168, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to revitalize Hawaii's agricultural industry by appropriating $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2005-2006, and $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2006-2007, for agricultural research and market development conducted by the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation (HFBF).

The Hawaii Agriculture Research Center, HFBF, Big Island Farm Bureau, Kauai County Farm Bureau, Maui County Farm Bureau, Hawaii Aquaculture Association, Hawaii Crop Improvement Association, Pineapple Growers Association of Hawaii, Gay & Robinson, Inc., Kaupo Ranch, Ltd., Hawaii Cattlemen's Council, Meadow Gold Dairies, and a concerned citizen supported this bill. The Department of Agriculture supported the intent of this measure.

A concerned citizen opposed this bill.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1) Changing the appropriation amount to $1 for each fiscal year to promote further discussion; and

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

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 168, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 168, H.D. 2.

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

 

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DWIGHT TAKAMINE, Chair