STAND. COM. REP. NO.  246-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.B. No. 1916

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.B. No. 1916 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE HAWAII ASSOCIATION OF CONSERVATION DISTRICTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to ensure the continued protection of Hawaii's environment by appropriating funds to assist the Hawaii Association of Conservation Districts with staffing and operational costs.

The Hawaii Association of Conservation Districts, Ka'u Soil and Water Conservation District, West Maui Soil and Water Conservation District, Central Maui Soil and Water Conservation District, DuPont Pioneer, Molokai Farm Bureau, 4 Ag Hawaii, Monsanto Hawaii, Hawaii Aquaculture and Aquaponics Association, Maui Cattle Company, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Hawaii Crop Improvement Association, Hawaii Agriculture Research Center, Hawaii Cattlemen's Council, McCall Flower Farm, Inc., and many individuals testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Health, Department of Land and Natural Resources, and Department of Agriculture provided comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1916 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 Water & Land,

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CINDY EVANS, Chair