STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1153-08
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2008
RE: S.B. No. 2956
S.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Fourth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2008
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred S.B. No. 2956, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MILK,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to help ensure that the remaining Hawaii dairy producers are paid a price commensurate with the quality of milk they produce. Specifically, this bill:
(1) Specifies that all Hawaii-produced fresh milk up to 100 percent of the total production quotas for all milk sheds in the state shall be deemed to be used as Class I milk, except under certain conditions;
(2) Repeals existing provisions that prohibit producers or producer distributors from having milk production quotas that exceed 20 percent of the total quotas established in the state; and
(3) Requires the Department of Agriculture (DOA) to:
(A) Work with stakeholders in the Hawaii milk production industry to develop short- and long-term initiatives to ensure the availability of fresh milk for Hawaii; and
(B) With the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, prepare and submit a written report and strategic plan setting forth the recommended short- and long-term initiatives to the Legislature.
DOA, Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, Cloverfield Dairies, and Island Dairy, Inc., supported this bill.
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 S.B. No. 2956, S.D. 1, 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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____________________________ CLIFT TSUJI, Chair |
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