CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 160

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 2000

                            RE:   H.B. No. 1632
                                  H.D. 3
                                  S.D. 1
                                  C.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate
in H.B. No. 1632, H.D. 3, S.D. 1, entitled:

    "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to
recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final
passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this bill is to encourage continuation of
sugar production on the island of Kauai by:

     (1) Appropriating $2,500,000 in general funds for fiscal
         year 2000-2001 to be deposited into the Agriculture Loan
         Revolving Fund (Fund);

     (2) Appropriating $2,500,000 out of the Fund for fiscal year
         2000-2001; and

     (3) Authorizing the Department of Agriculture to make direct
         loans to qualified farmers under section 155-8, Hawaii

 
 
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         Revised Statutes, in the aggregate amount of $5,000,000
         from the Fund;

to finance major sugar cane operations on Kauai.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

     (1) Appropriating $5,000,000, rather than $2,500,000, out of
         the Fund to finance major sugar cane operations on
         Kauai;

     (2) Requiring not less than a first lien position in
         collateral;

     (3) Organizing the bill into two parts to include a part
         that appropriates $800,000 for fiscal year 2000-2001 for
         intensive control of the papaya ringspot virus, leading
         to the eradication of the virus from the island of
         Hawaii; and

     (4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity,
         consistency, and style and to correct a drafting error.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your
Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your
Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose
of H.B. No. 1632, H.D. 3, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto
as H.B. No. 1632, H.D. 3, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the managers:

  ON THE PART OF THE SENATE          ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
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LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Co-Chair       FELIPE P. ABINSAY, JR., Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
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CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair           EZRA KANOHO, Chair


 
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ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair