CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 218-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 2284

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2284, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AQUACULTURE,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Establish provisions relating to the Department of Agriculture's governing of the business of aquaculture;

(2) Grant exclusive property rights to persons who lawfully obtain the cultured progeny of wild plants and animals by brood stock acquisition;

(3) Authorize the Department of Agriculture to regulate the transportation, purchase, possession, and sale of specific aquaculture products as may be necessary to protect indigenous species;

(4) Require the Department of Agriculture to prepare programmatic environmental impact reports and acquire land for aquacultural purposes; and

(5) Make appropriations.

Your Committee on Conference finds that aquaculture constitutes an important economic opportunity for the State. However, the current provisions regarding the Department of Agriculture's role in supporting aquaculture are insufficient. This measure establishes new provisions to promote effective governance regarding aquaculture in the State.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Removing the appropriation; and

(2) Inserting an effective date of upon its approval.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2284, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2284, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ MARK J. HASHEM Co-Chair	____________________________ MIKE GABBARD Chair
____________________________ SEAN QUINLAN Co-Chair	____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Co-Chair
____________________________ LISA KITAGAWA Co-Chair
____________________________ AMY A. PERRUSO Co-Chair