STAND. COM. REP. NO. 992

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.B. No. 1282
                                     




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No.
1282 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HONOKAA-PAAULIO
     IRRIGATION DISTRICT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to:

     (1)  Authorize the Department of Agriculture to extend the
          existing operation and maintenance contract for six
          months or until such time the Honokaa-Paauilo
          Irrigation District administrative rules become
          effective; and

     (2)  Appropriate funds to establish water tolls to cover the
          cost of running the irrigation district.

     The Big Island Farm Bureau, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, and the
Kamehameha Schools Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate testified in
support of this bill.  The Department of Agriculture testified in
support of the intent of this bill.

     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.
1282 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.


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



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair