STAND. COM. REP. NO.  817-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 2965

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2965, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL WATER SECURITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure the security of the agricultural water supply by authorizing the person who controls, operates, or manages an agricultural water system, to negotiate an agreement for the production of emergency power for the system following a disaster declared by the Governor.

     The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Kamehameha Schools, Island Resources Ltd., and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill.  The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Division of Consumer Advocacy provided comments.

     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 H.B. No. 2965, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair