CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 147

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 2000

                            RE:   H.B. No. 1994
                                  H.D. 2
                                  S.D. 2
                                  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. 1994, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

    "A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR 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 provide necessary funds to
assist in maintaining current minimum levels of agricultural
research and development at the Hawaii Agriculture Research
Center (HARC).

     Specifically, this bill appropriates funds for agricultural
research and development by HARC, provided that the funds are
matched dollar-for-dollar by the private sector.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:


 
 
 
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     (1) Inserting the sum of $750,000 for fiscal year 2000-2001
         for agricultural research and development by HARC; and

     (2) Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment for clarity
         and style.

     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. 1994, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto
as H.B. No. 1994, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, 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., Co-
                                   Chair



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BOB NAKATA, Co-Chair               WILLIE C. ESPERO, Co-Chair