STAND. COM. REP. NO.  285

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.B. No. 1365

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred H.B. No. 1365 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO URBAN AGRICULTURE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to promote agricultural innovation and greater food security by appropriating funds to establish a rooftop garden on the fifth floor of the Hawaii State Capitol building.

The Department of Agriculture, FarmRoof, and two individuals testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Accounting and General Services testified in opposition of this bill.  The Historic Hawaii Foundation provided comments.

     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 H.B. No. 1365 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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JESSICA WOOLEY, Chair