STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1438

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 1149

S.D. 2

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 S.B. No. 1149, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Appropriate funds to the Department of Agriculture (DOA) to establish a pilot program to identify and purchase efficient foreign agriculture small equipment and retrofit engines to comply with Environmental Protection Agency standard regulations; and

(2) Require the Chairperson of the Board of Agriculture to report to the Legislature on the progress of the pilot program prior to the Regular Session of 2020.

The Hawai‘i Farm Bureau, Maui County Farm Bureau, Hawaii Crop Improvement Association, Ulupono Initiative, Maui Chamber of Commerce, Organizing for Action, Land Use Research Foundation of Hawaii, and many individuals supported this measure. DOA provided comments.

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 S.B. No. 1149, S.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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RICHARD P. CREAGAN, Chair