STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1983

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: S.C.R. No. 132
                                     S.D. 1




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

Sir:

     Your Committees on Agriculture and Energy and Environmental
Protection, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 132, S.D. 1,
entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE UNITED STATES
     ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TO IMPLEMENT THE 1996 FOOD
     QUALITY PROTECTION ACT USING SOUND SCIENCE AND REAL-WORLD
     DATA FROM THE DATA CALL-IN PROCESS FOR REALISTIC RISK
     ASSESSMENTS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the
United States Environmental Protection Agency to implement the
1996 Food Quality Protection Act using sound science and real-
world data from the data call-in process for realistic risk
assessments.

     Your Committees received testimony in support of this
measure from the Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Farm Bureau
Federation, Hawaii Cattlemen's Council, Hawaii Coffee
Association, Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co., Hawaii Pest Control
Association, Hawaii Agriculture Research Center, Pineapple
Growers Association, Hawaii Food Manufacturers Association,
Hawaii Pork Industry Association, UAP, Hawaii Export Nursery
Association, Hawaii Macadamia Nut Association, Hawaii Papaya
Industry Association, Murrayair Limited, Brewer Environmental
Industries, RESCUE Hawaii, Maui Pineapple Company, Gay &
Robinson, Inc., Sugarland Farms, Inc., and the Pineapple Growers

 
 
 
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Association of Hawaii.  The Department of Health testified in
support of the intent of this measure.

     Your Committees recognize that the safe, responsible, and
environmentally sound use of pesticides have significantly
improved the quality of life in the State.  This measure helps to
assure that the 1996 Food Quality Protection Act is implemented
in a way that does not jeopardize the safety, availability, or
affordability of agricultural products, public health and safety,
and the natural environment, among other things.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Agriculture and Energy and Environmental Protection
that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the
intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 132, S.D. 1, and recommend its
adoption.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committees on Agriculture and
                                   Energy and Environmental
                                   Protection,

                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
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HERMINA M. MORITA, Chair           FELIPE P. ABINSAY, JR., Chair