STAND. COM. REP. NO.  73

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

 

RE:   H.B. No. 870

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred H.B. No. 870 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriate funds for the design and construction of a food innovation center to be operated by Kapiolani Community College to produce prepared meals using locally grown food for organizations that need large quantities of meals on a daily basis.

 

     The Department of Agriculture, University of Hawaii System, member of the Kauai County Council, member of the Maui County Council, Three Roads Farm, Hawaii Food Industry Association, Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, Pioneering Healthier Communities Honolulu, and numerous individuals testified in support of this measure.  The High Technology Development Corporation testified in support of the intent of this measure.  An individual provided comments on this measure.  

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Changing the amount of the general obligation bonds to an unspecified amount;

 

     (2)  Changing its effective date to January 20, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and

 

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     Should the Committee on Finance deliberate this measure further, your Committee respectfully requests that it consider $1,000,000 as the amount that the Director of Finance is authorized to issue in general obligation bonds.

 

     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. 870, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 870, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Higher Education.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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CLIFT TSUJI, Chair