STAND. COM. REP. NO.  486

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 480

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 480 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for the Hawaii Community College to hire a farm coordinator to support its instructional activities at the University of Hawaii at Hilo's agricultural farm, and equipment for the College's agricultural program.

The University of Hawaii, Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and a concerned individual supported this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Deleting the amounts in the appropriations;

     (2)  Amending the effective date to July 1, 2050; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     Should your Committee on Finance deliberate on this matter

further, your Committee on Higher Education respectfully requests

that it consider appropriating to the Hawaii Community College the following amounts:

(1)  $43,000 to hire a farm coordinator to support the instructional activities of the College at the University of Hawaii at Hilo's agricultural farm; and

(2)  $165,000 for the College's agricultural program.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 480, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 480, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Higher Education,

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JUSTIN H. WOODSON, Chair