STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1087

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.B. No. 1280
                                     H.D. 2




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No.
1280, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to support the continued
redevelopment of the agricultural industry in the State by:

     (1)  Changing the composition of the Agribusiness
          Development Corporation Board (ADC);

     (2)  Giving the Governor, rather than the Senate President
          and the House Speaker, the authority to appoint eight
          members to the ADC Board;

     (3)  Changing the selection requirements of the ADC Board to
          include knowledge, experience, and expertise in
          banking, real estate, and promotion;

     (4)  Enabling ADC to develop, promote, assist, and market
          export crops and other crops for local markets without
          the Board of Agriculture's approval; and

     (5)  Appropriating funds for expenses incurred by the ADC
          Board.

     The Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation and the Hamakua County
Farm Bureau testified in support of this measure.  The Big Island

 
 
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Farm Bureau testified in support of the intent of this measure.
The Life of the Land and an individual commented on this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by giving the Senate
President and the Speaker of the House, rather than the Governor,
the authority to appoint eight members to the ADC Board.

     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.
1280, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1280, H.D.
2.

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



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair