STAND. COM. REP. NO. 692-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 1994
                                     H.D. 2




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No.
1994, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR AGRICULTURE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     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).

     HARC, the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical
Agriculture and Human Resources, the Hawaii Farm Bureau
Federation, the Pineapple Growers Association of Hawaii, the
Hawai'i Forest Industry Association, the Waialua Farmers
Cooperative, Gay & Robinson, Inc., Aloha Farms, Inc., Oils of
Aloha, the Industry Network Corporation, the Hawaiian Commercial
and Sugar Company, and an individual testified in support of this
measure.  The Department of Agriculture supports this measure,
provided that its passage does not replace or adversely impact
priorities as indicated by the Executive Biennium Budget.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Reducing the appropriation to $1 for purposes of
          further discussion; and

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

 
 
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     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.
1994, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1994, H.D.
2.

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



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair