STAND. COM. REP. NO. 779-06

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: H.B. No. 2759

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2759 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to enhance the State's efforts in the battle against the coqui frogs that are establishing communities throughout our state and creating personal and financial hardships for our citizens by requiring the Invasive Species Council to give priority to eradicating coqui frogs that are on lands owned by the State or any county and within one mile of residential areas.

The Hawaii Farm Bureau, Hawaii Association of Realtors, Maui Outdoor Circle, C&H Farms, and several concerned individuals supported this bill. The Department of Agriculture, Department of Land and Natural Resources, and The Nature Conservancy supported the intent of this measure.

Your Committee has amended this bill by changing its effective date to July 1, 2020, to encourage further discussion.

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. 2759, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2759, H.D. 1.

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

 

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DWIGHT TAKAMINE, Chair