STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1661

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.C.R. No. 110

 

 

 

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.C.R. No. 110 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO INTRODUCE AND SUPPORT FEDERAL LEGISLATION THAT PREVENTS BROWN TREE SNAKES FROM THE U.S. TERRITORY OF GUAM, FROM BEING INTRODUCED INTO HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to protect Hawaii's natural ecosystem by requesting Hawaii's congressional delegation to introduce and support legislation and provide funding to prevent brown tree snakes from being imported into this country, including Hawaii.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of Agriculture, and the Nature Conservancy supported this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Agriculture that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 110 and recommends its adoption.

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

 

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FELIPE P. ABINSAY, JR., Chair