STAND. COM. REP. NO. 705

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1562

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. 1562 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to make appropriations relating to the Department of Agriculture (Department) operating budget for fiscal biennium 2019-2021.

The Department, Hawai‘i Farm Bureau, Hawaii Cattlemens Council, and a concerned individual testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing all appropriations and positions to an unspecified amount; and

(2) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2150.

Should your Committee on Finance deliberate this measure further, your Committee on Agriculture respectfully requests that it determine proper appropriation amounts and amounts of positions for the Department's operating budget.

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. 1562, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1562, H.D. 1, 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