STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1665-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: S.B. No. 2486
S.D. 2
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2486, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to protect Hawaii's environment and agricultural industry by:
(1) Making permanent the Invasive Species Council (Council);
(2) Placing the Council within the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) for administrative purposes only;
(3) Increasing the membership of the Council by adding eight legislators to serve as ex-officio, nonvoting members; and
(4) Establishing quorum and voting requirements for the Council.
DLNR, The Nature Conservancy of Hawai'i, and several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill. The Department of Agriculture supported the intent of this measure.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2020; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for style, clarity, and consistency.
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 S.B. No. 2486, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2486, S.D. 2, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT TAKAMINE, Chair |
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