CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.171
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: H.B. No. 1287
H.D. 1
S.D. 2
C.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
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. 1287, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO 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 appropriate funds to the University of Hawaii for agricultural research and outreach activities conducted by the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (UH-CTAHR).
Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:
(1) Appropriating $500,000 for fiscal year 2001-2002 and $500,000 for fiscal year 2002-2003 as follows:
(A) $200,000 for fiscal year 2001-2002 and $200,000 for fiscal year 2002-2003 for the continued development of high-value agricultural products and a breeding program to develop new agricultural products;
(B) $200,000 for fiscal year 2001-2002 and $200,000
for fiscal year 2002-2003 for the continued
development of the agricultural biotechnology
initiative; and
(C) $100,000 for fiscal year 2001-2002 and $100,000 for fiscal year 2002-2003 for the creation and adoption of agricultural management practices that protect Hawaii's environment;
and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
Your Committee on Conference notes that these appropriations are authorized over and above the appropriations authorized by the Legislature for the University of Hawaii in the executive budget.
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. 1287, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1287, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
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____________________________ JAN YAGI BUEN, Chair |
____________________________ FELIPE P. ABINSAY, JR., Co-Chair |
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____________________________ NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Co-Chair |
____________________________ ROY TAKUMI, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Co-Chair |