STAND. COM. REP. NO.  946

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 604

      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 Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 604, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LANDSCAPING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to prevent the spread of mosquito-borne illness by prohibiting the use of plants and landscaping-related structures or equipment that serve as preferred mosquito habitat in landscaping on public property.  

The Department of Health and Department of Transportation provided comments on this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 604, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair