STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1351

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   S.B. No. 835

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred S.B. No. 835, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to promote the development of safe, high-quality, and high-value agricultural products in Hawaii by appropriating an unspecified amount of funds for the University of Hawaii (UH) College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources to develop a long range plan for a food innovation and security center.

     The Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, Maui County Farm Bureau, and the Hawaii Food Industry Association supported this bill.  The Department of Agriculture and UH supported the intent of this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Inserting an appropriation amount of $300,000 for fiscal year 2007-2008 and fiscal year 2008-2009; 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 Agriculture that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 835, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 835, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, 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