STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3624

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                

 

RE:    H.B. No. 2041

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 2041, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AQUACULTURE,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to appropriate moneys to establish an aquaculture incubator at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority in order to develop the State's aquaculture industry.

 

     Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Agriculture; Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Hawaii Strategic Development Corporation; Hawaii Technology Development Corporation; Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority; Aquaculture Planning & Advocacy LLC; Blue Ocean Mariculture; Fresh Island Fish; Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation; Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce; Los Angeles Organic Farm LLC; Marine Genetics; Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii; The Ocean Stewards Institute; Ulupono Initiative; and three individuals.

 

     Your Committee finds that supporting the development of an aquaculture incubator at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority and participation of the Hawaii aquaculture industry in the Aquaculture America 2020 conference will develop significant commercial opportunities for the aquaculture sector.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

(1)  Inserting the contents of H.B. No. 1960, H.D. 2, as Part II of the measure, which appropriates moneys to support the planning and participation of the Hawaii aquaculture industry in the Aquaculture America 2020 conference to be held in Honolulu; and

 

(2)  Designating the Department of Agriculture to be the expending agency for all appropriations in the measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2041, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2041, H.D. 2, S.D. 2.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

 

 

 

 

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair