CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 136-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2010

RE:    H.B. No. 2775

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2775, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, 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 bill is to establish fees for the processing of permits for the importation or possession of plants, animals, microorganisms, or soil into or within the state to provide funding for the Department of Agriculture's permit specialists.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Adding the dollar amounts for fees to process requests for importation and possession;

     (2)  Deleting the section about the Pest Inspection, Quarantine, and Eradication Fund since its contents are in Senate Bill No. 2523;

     (3)  Deleting the section repealing the Permit Revolving Fund and transferring the contents of the fund into the Pest Inspection, Quarantine, and Eradication Fund since its contents are in Senate Bill No. 2523;

     (4)  Adding an appropriation for funds to review and process permits for the importation or possession of plants, animals, microorganisms or soil into or within the state;

     (5)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2010; and

     (6)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for consistency, clarity, and style.

     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 H.B. No. 2775, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2775, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ CLAYTON HEE, Chair	____________________________ CLIFT TSUJI, Co-Chair
____________________________ SHAN S. TSUTSUI, Co-Chair	____________________________ JESSICA WOOLEY, Co-Chair