STAND. COM. REP. NO. 84

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1103

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred H.B. No. 1103 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PESTICIDE SUBSIDY PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to the Department of Agriculture for the eradication of the coffee berry borer through the Pesticide Subsidy Program.

The Department of Agriculture, Hawai‘i Farm Bureau, and Hawaii Cattlemen's Council supported this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2150, to encourage further discussion.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Agriculture that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1103, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1103, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

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

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RICHARD P. CREAGAN, Chair