STAND. COM. REP. NO. 194-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2793
                                     




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred H.B.
No. 2793 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill it to carry over any unexpended or
unencumbered funds at the close of fiscal year 1999-2000 for
expenses incurred in the performance of the duties of the
agribusiness development corporation board during fiscal year
2000-2001.

     Your Committee finds that Act, 117, Session Laws of Hawaii
1999, appropriated $400,000 for fiscal year 1999-2000 for
operations of the agribusiness development corporation board.
Your Committee further finds that five new members were appointed
to the Board of Directors of the Agribusiness Development
Corporation board in late September 1999 and that a new Executive
Director of ADC was hired recently.  Therefore, the Agribusiness
Development Corporation board needs additional time to expend
these funds rather than have the balances lapsed at June 30,
2000.

     Testimonies in support of this bill were received from the
Board of Agriculture, the Agribusiness Development Corporation,
the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, and the Hawaii
Agriculture Research Center.


 
 
 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Agriculture that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
2793 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred
to the Committee on Finance.

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



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                                   FELIPE P. ABINSAY, JR., Chair