Honolulu, Hawaii
H.D. 1
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Seventh State Legislature
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred H.B. No. 2178 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to reduce the dependence on imported feed and ultimately reduce costs to local livestock producers by establishing a grant program in the Department of Agriculture to reimburse qualified feed developers for their incurred feed development costs.
The Hawaii Cattlemen's Council, Inc., Maui Cattle Company, Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, Big Island Dairy, LLC, Environmental Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, Ulupono Initiative, Mikilua Poultry Farm Inc., and four concerned individuals supported this bill. The Department of Agriculture supported the intent of this measure.
Your Committee has amended this measure by 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 H.B. No. 2178, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2178, 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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JESSICA WOOLEY, Chair |
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