STAND. COM. REP. NO.1109
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: S.B. No. 986
S.D. 1
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 S.B. No. 986, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AQUACULTURE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to amend the definition of "aquaculture" to reflect the long-term trends in the industry.
The Department of Agriculture testified in support of this bill. The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) supported the intent of this bill.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Clarifying that DLNR must still approve any stock before it can be released; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for purposes of clarity, style, and consistency.
Your Committee finds that it is not the Legislature's intention to reduce or restrict any of DLNR's management authority over aquacultured species by passage of this bill.
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 S.B. No. 986, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 986, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Agriculture,
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____________________________ FELIPE P. ABINSAY, Chair |
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