STAND. COM. REP. NO. 483
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: H.B. No. 954
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred H.B. No. 954 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to provide improvements for agricultural infrastructure by appropriating:
(1) $200,000 for the planning and construction of the Honomalino Irrigation System in Kona, Hawaii; and
(2) $500,000 to prepare the Agricultural Water Use and Development Plan.
Honomalino Irrigation Cooperative, Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, Hawaii Cattlemen's Council, Hawaii Agriculture Research Center, Pineapple Growers Association of Hawaii, Hawaii Crop Improvement Association, Maui County Farm Bureau, and two concerned citizens supported this bill. The Department of Agriculture supported the intent 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 H.B. No. 954 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Agriculture,
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____________________________ FELIPE P. ABINSAY, JR., Chair |
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