STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2216

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 491

S.D. 2

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 491, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds and establish position ceilings for the operating budget of the Department of Agriculture.

The Hawaii County Councilmember for District 9, Hawai‘i Farm Bureau, and Hydroponics Alternatives – Waianae submitted testimony in support of this measure. The Department of Agriculture submitted comments on this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Specifying the operating budget and position ceilings for Department of Agriculture Program IDs AGR151, AGR192, and AGR812;

(2) Changing the effective date to June 28, 2019; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

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 S.B. No. 491, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 491, S.D. 2, H.D. 2.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair