STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1391-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: S.B. No. 3199
                                     S.D. 1
                                     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 S.B. No.
3199, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PLANT AND NON-DOMESTIC ANIMAL
     QUARANTINE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to facilitate the importation of
microorganisms for research and commercial purposes while
maintaining safe quarantine regulations by:

     (1)  Creating separate statutory sections for the
          importation of plants, animals, and microorganisms to
          reflect the different requirements for each category;

     (2)  Authorizing the Department of Agriculture (DOA) to
          determine the level of risk for unlisted microorganism
          requests; and

     (3)  Authorizing DOA to issue an emergency permit on a case-
          by-case basis for the importation and possession of
          listed restricted microorganisms and unlisted
          microorganisms.

     Supporting testimony was received from DOA and the
University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human
Resources.


 
 
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     Your Committee has amended this bill:

     (1)  As recommended by DOA, by adding language allowing DOA,
          upon request, to conduct off-site inspections of
          articles or other containers that have been brought
          into the state, if the requester pays the costs of off-
          site inspections; and

     (2)  By making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for
          clarity and style, and to conform to current statutory
          law.

     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 S.B. No.
3199, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it
pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3199,
S.D. 1, H.D. 2.

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



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair