STAND. COM. REP. NO.  354

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 643

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.B. No. 643 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO IRRIGATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the Director of Finance to issue general obligation bonds to finance capital improvements to the Waiahole Irrigation System.  

The Department of Agriculture, Agribusiness Development Corporation, Hawaii Crop Improvement Association, Maui County Farm Bureau, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Local Food Coalition, and Monsanto testified in support of this measure.  One individual testified in opposition to this measure.

     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. 643 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water & Land,

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair