STAND. COM. REP. NO.647-02
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2002
RE: H.B. No. 2630
H.D. 2
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2002
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2630, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO A SEAL OF QUALITY FOR FRESH AND PROCESSED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS PROGRAM,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to protect Hawaii's agricultural products by:
(1) Establishing a Seal of Quality Program (Program) for agricultural products produced in Hawaii;
(2) Establishing the Hawaii Marketing Alliance to develop and implement the Program; and
(3) Establishing the Seal of Quality Special Fund (Special Fund) for use by the Department of Agriculture to administer and operate the Program.
The Hawaii Agriculture Research Center, Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, Maui County Farm Bureau, Pineapple Growers Association of Hawaii, Del Monte Fresh Produce (Hawaii), Inc., Hawaii Tropical Flower Council, and Commodity Advisory Group supported this measure. The Department of Agriculture and Meadow Gold Dairies supported the intent of this bill.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Including additional sources of funds that may be deposited into the Special Fund; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of style and clarity.
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 H.B. No. 2630, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2630, H.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair |
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