STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1221-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.R. No. 147
                                     




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.R.
No. 147 entitled:

     "HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AND
     THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO STREAMLINE PROCEDURES TO
     FACILITATE IMPORTATION OF MICROORGANISMS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to urge the University of
Hawaii and the Department of Agriculture to meet and develop ways
of streamlining the safe and efficient importation of
microorganisms for research projects.  This resolution further
requests that the University of Hawaii reports progress on this
task to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the
convening of the Regular Session of 2001.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Agriculture that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 147,
and recommends that it 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