Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred S.B. No. 2815 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to ensure timely public notification of price changes for milk by eliminating the requirement for the Governor's approval of orders by the Department of Agriculture (DOA) amending the established minimum prices or salvage values of milk.

DOA submitted testimony in support of this measure.

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. 2815 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.