CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.106
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: H.B. No. 210
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. 210, 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:
(1) Appropriate funds for agricultural research and development to be performed by the Hawaii Agriculture Research Center (HARC); and
(2) Promote cost sharing of agricultural research between the public and private sectors by requiring matching funds for certain agricultural industries.
Your Committee on Conference finds that HARC remains a critical component in agricultural research and plays a vital role in maintaining and improving Hawaii's agriculture industry. HARC has consistently proven its ability in creating research programs to develop new products for agriculture and has implemented improved agricultural practices using private and public resources.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:
(1) Appropriating the sum of $500,000 for fiscal year 2001-2002; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity and style.
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. 210, 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. 210, 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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____________________________ BENJAMIN C. CABREROS, Co-Chair |