STAND. COM. REP. NO. 322-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 2101

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 Water & Land, to which was referred H.B. No. 2101 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII ASSOCIATION OF CONSERVATION DISTRICTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to protect Hawaii's environment by appropriating funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for the operational expenses and staffing costs of the Hawaii Association of Conservation Districts.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of Agriculture, Maui County Councilmember representing Upcountry Maui, Kona Soil and Water Conservation District, Ulupono Initiative, Pulama Lanai, Hawaii Cattlemen's Council, Inc., Hawaii Association of Conservation Districts, Korean Natural Farmer, Ulupalakua Ranch, Hawaii Crop Improvement Association, Larry Jefts Farms, LLC, Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, Maui County Farm Bureau, K&R Enterprises, A‘a Li‘i Farm, Malama O Puna, Pueo Farm, Hawai‘i Farm Bureau, Local Food Coalition, Hawaii Farmers Union United, and numerous concerned individuals testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing:

(1) The amount of the appropriation from $450,000 to an unspecified amount; and

(2) Its effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion.

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. 2101, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2101, H.D. 1, 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