STAND. COM. REP. NO. 86

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1507

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. 1507 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to establish within the Department of Agriculture (DOA) a three-year livestock wastewater treatment pilot program to implement the Ydro Process at livestock wastewater treatment facilities selected by DOA.

Animal Rights Hawai‘i opposed this measure. DOA provided comments.

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

Your Committee notes that the Ydro Process is a patented process used on dairy farms in Greece and there are concerns regarding the fiscal impact and application to livestock wastewater treatment facilities in the State.

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. 1507, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1507, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection.

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

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RICHARD P. CREAGAN, Chair