STAND. COM. REP. NO. 50
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: H.B. No. 210
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred H.B. No. 210 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to provide funds to:
(1) Promote cost sharing of agricultural research between the public and private sectors; and
(2) Assist in maintaining current minimum levels of agricultural research and development at the Hawaii Agriculture Research Center (HARC).
University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, HARC, Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, Hawaii Forest Industry Association, Pineapple Growers Association of Hawaii, Gay & Robinson, Inc., Maui County Farm Bureau, Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company, Kauai Coffee, and Garst testified in support of the measure. The Department of Agriculture submitted comments on the measure.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Changing the appropriation amount from $1,000,000 to $1 for each of the 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 fiscal years; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity and style.
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. 210, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 210, H.D. 1, 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, Chair |