STAND. COM. REP. NO. 861-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 1976

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1976, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO IRRIGATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to provide additional funding for improvements to the Waiahole Irrigation System.

The Department of Agriculture, Agribusiness Development Corporation, Hawai‘i Farm Bureau, Maui County Farm Bureau, Land Use Research Foundation of Hawaii, Local Food Coalition, Hawaii Cattlemen's Council, Inc., Monsanto, and Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii testified in support of 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. 1976, 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