STAND. COM. REP. NO.1277-02
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2002
RE: H.C.R. No. 70
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2002
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 70 entitled:
"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO INITIATE A PROGRAM TO ERADICATE FRUIT FLIES IN HAWAII,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to urge the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture to initiate a program to eradicate fruit flies in Hawaii.
The Department of Agriculture (DOA) supported this measure. The Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation (HFBF) supported the intent of this measure.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Inserting a provision requesting APHIS to work with the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (UH-CTAHR), DOA, Hawaii Agriculture Research Center (HARC), and HFBF to develop and implement a plan for the eradication of pest fruit flies in the State of Hawaii;
(2) Including the Dean of UH-CTAHR, President of HARC, and the Executive Director of HFBF among the list of entities receiving a certified copy of this concurrent resolution; and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of style and clarity.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Agriculture that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 70, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 70, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Agriculture,
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____________________________ FELIPE P. ABINSAY, Chair |
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