STAND. COM. REP. NO. 746

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.B. No. 169

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred H.B. No. 169 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL INSPECTIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to prevent the importation of agricultural pests into Hawaii by allowing the Department of Agriculture (DOA) to require the identification of specific articles on each bill of lading for the purpose of inspection due to pest risk.

The Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, Hawaii Agriculture Research Center, Crop Care Hawaii, LLC, Hawaii Crop Improvement Association, The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii, and a concerned citizen supported this bill. DOA supported the intent of this bill with amendments. Matson Navigation Company offered comments.

In light of concerns raised during the public hearing, your Committee has amended this measure by allowing DOA to require the identification of specific articles on each bill of lading, negotiable and non-negotiable warehouse receipt, or other document of title for the purpose of inspection due to pest risk. Other technical, nonsubstantive amendments have been made for style, clarity, and consistency.

 

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. 169, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 169, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

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

 

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FELIPE P. ABINSAY, JR., Chair