STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1436-16

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 34

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 34 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO EXAMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF DECOMMISSIONING THE ANIMAL QUARANTINE STATION IN HALAWA VALLEY,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Agriculture to examine the feasibility of decommissioning the animal quarantine station located in Halawa Valley on Oahu, including consideration of alternate locations for the quarantine station and other Department of Agriculture functions that could occupy the land.

 

     An individual provided testimony in support of the measure.  The Department of Agriculture and Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO provided comments.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Clarifying that the Department of Agriculture is to examine the feasibility of both decommissioning and relocating the animal quarantine station located in Halawa Valley on Oahu and determining the most suitable course of action; and


     (2)  Changing its title to read: "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO EXAMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF BOTH DECOMMISSIONING AND RELOCATING THE ANIMAL QUARANTINE STATION IN HALAWA VALLEY."

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 34, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 34, H.D. 1.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water & Land,

 

 

 

 

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair