STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3199
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.B. No. 2082
S.D. 2
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirtieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2020
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2082, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES CONTROL,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to appropriate funds for the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources to develop or identify substitutes for invasive plant species that are routinely used in landscaping.
Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Agriculture, Department of Land and Natural Resources, University of Hawaii System, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and one individual.
Your Committee received written comments on this measure from one individual.
Your Committee finds that invasive species plants are a threat to the State's agriculture, environment, and economy. Your Committee further finds that the research funded by this measure will reduce the number of invasive plants used in landscaping by identifying non-invasive alternatives.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Changing the appropriation to an unspecified amount;
(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion on the measure; and
(3) Making technical nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2082, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2082, S.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,
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________________________________ DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair |
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