STAND. COM. REP. NO.  2141

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2019

 

RE:   S.B. No. 1148

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1148, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds into and from the Agricultural Loan Revolving Fund to provide Department of Agriculture loans to support local ranchers and farmers who have experienced losses caused by disasters.

 

     The Department of Agriculture, Hawaii County Council Member representing District 9, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Land Use Research Foundation of Hawaii, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Maui County Farm Bureau, Local Food Coalition, Hawaii Coffee Association, Hawaii Floriculture and Nursery Association, Hawaii Farmers Union United, Maui Chamber of Commerce, and numerous individuals testified in support of this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

(1)  Deleting its purpose section; and

 

(2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     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 S.B. No. 1148, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1148, S.D. 2, H.D. 1.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair