STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1032-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.C.R. No. 34

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 34 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO EXAMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF DECOMMISSIONING THE ANIMAL QUARANTINE STATION IN HALAWA VALLEY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Agriculture to examine the feasibility of decommissioning the animal quarantine station located in Halawa Valley on Oahu, including consideration of alternate locations for the quarantine station and other Department of Agriculture functions that could occupy the land.

The Department of Agriculture submitted comments on this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Agriculture that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 34 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Water & Land.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Agriculture,

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CLIFT TSUJI, Chair