CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 12

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 1999

                            RE:   S.B. No. 5
                                  S.D. 2
                                  H.D. 2
                                  C.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives
in S.B. No. 5, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:  

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

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to
recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final
passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to:

     (1)  Provide loans to qualified farmers to export crops and
          livestock and to farmers who are the subject of state
          eradication programs; and

     (2)  Appropriate funds from the agricultural loan revolving
          fund to farmers in economically depressed areas.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure to
delete all references to the state eradication programs, as this

 
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issue is being resolved through other means, and to make
technical amendments.

     Your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent
and purpose of S.B. No. 5, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto
as S.B. No. 5, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted,

MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE        MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE
            HOUSE                             SENATE
                                   
                                   
                                   
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FELIPE P. ABINSAY, JR., Co-Chair   LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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SCOTT K. SAIKI, Co-Chair           ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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LEI AHU ISA, Member                JAN YAGI BUEN, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
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KEN ITO, Member                    SAM SLOM, Member



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DAVID MORIHARA, Member



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CHRIS HALFORD, Member

 
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