Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 3153, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate general funds to the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii for a pilot project in bioremediation research on former pineapple lands in West Maui.

Furthermore, this bill conditions the release of funds on non-state funds being matched through Maui Ag Partners, who will conduct the research on determining the best management practices for the bioremediation of the contaminated soil.

Your Committee finds that the public-private venture contemplated under this bill offers an array of expertise to develop the best of practices that can then be passed along to the farming community on other pineapple lands throughout the State.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the appropriation to a blank figure to promote continued discussion of the matter.

Your Committee has also amended this measure by making technical nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3153, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3153, S.D. 2.