STAND. COM. REP. NO.  493

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.B. No. 1263

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Agriculture and Water & Land, to which was referred H.B. No. 1263 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO IRRIGATION,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to finance improvements to various irrigation systems by authorizing the Director of Finance to issue general obligation bonds for specified projects.

The Agribusiness Development Corporation, Maui County Farm Bureau, Ulupono Initiative, Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, Hawaii Crop Improvement Association, Hawaii Cattlemen's Council, and one individual testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Agriculture and Department of Budget and Finance submitted comments.

     Your Committees have amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Agriculture and Water & Land that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1263, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1263, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Agriculture and Water & Land,

____________________________ CINDY EVANS, Chair

____________________________ JESSICA WOOLEY, Chair