STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1327
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: H.B. No. 889
H.D. 1
S.D. 2
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Twenty-Ninth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2017
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 889, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PESTICIDES,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to increase from $250,000 to $1,000,000 the amount of funds that may remain in the pesticide use revolving fund at the close of each fiscal year.
Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Agriculture, Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Land Use Research Foundation of Hawaii, Hawaii Crop Improvement Association, and one individual.
Your Committee received written comments in opposition to this measure from one individual.
Your Committee finds that increasing from $250,000 to $1,000,000 the amount of funds that may remain in the pesticide use revolving fund at the close of each fiscal year will increase the ability of the Department of Agriculture to conduct pesticide training and outreach to ensure that pesticides are not misused, assist in the disposal of pesticides and pesticide containers, and supplement environmental studies by performing activities such as groundwater reviews and water sampling.
Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion on the measure.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 889, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 889, H.D. 1, S.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,
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________________________________ JILL N. TOKUDA, Chair |
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