Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2976 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to help protect and revitalize Hawaii's communities by making an appropriation for the Weed and Seed Strategy.

The Downtown Neighborhood Board No. 13 and Waipahu Community Association supported this bill. The Honolulu Weed and Seed Program submitted comments.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1) Deleting the appropriation amount; and

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. 2976, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2976, H.D. 1.