STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1023-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1721

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1721, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FERAL ANIMAL MANAGEMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Require the Department of Land and Natural Resources and Department of Agriculture to collaborate on feral animal management; and

(2) Appropriate funds for a Natural Resources Management Specialist position related to feral animal management.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources; one member of the Maui County Council; Ulupono Initiative; Hawai‘i Farm Bureau; Maui County Farm Bureau; Hawaii Cattlemen's Council, Inc.; and two individuals. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Hawaii County Game Management Advisory Commission and three individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Agriculture, Department of Budget and Finance, Maui Chamber of Commerce, and two individuals.

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 H.B. No. 1721, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair