CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. -0 142-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: S.B. No. 1899
S.D. 1
H.D. 1
C.D. 1
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1899, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE,"
having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.
The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to:
(1) Provide the scientific information to support the deregulation process which will allow the genetically engineered Hawaiian rainbow papaya to be introduced into the Japanese market; and
(2) Initiate the development and implementation of a marketing plan to promote transgenic and non-transgenic Hawaiian papaya in Japan and in future markets, including China and the European Union.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:
(1) Inserting the amount of $200,000 into the appropriation to provide the necessary scientific information and initiate the development and implementation of a marketing plan;
(2) Making the appropriation specifically for fiscal year 2006-2007; and
(3) Making it effective on July 1, 2006.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1899, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1899, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
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____________________________ JERRY L. CHANG, Co-Chair |
____________________________ RUSSELL S. KOKUBUN, Chair |
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____________________________ CLIFT TSUJI, Co-Chair |
____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair |
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