STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1810-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 3096

S.D. 1

H.D. 2

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 S.B. No. 3096, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR AN AGRICULTURE INNOVATION CENTER,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to make an emergency appropriation for the Department of Education to build an agriculture innovation center.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Education; Waimea High School; Kekaha Elementary School; Eleele Elementary School; Kalaheo Elementary School; Koloa Elementary School; King Kaumualii Elementary School; Kilauea School; Kamehameha Schools; Kauai Community College; Education Incubator; Iwikua; Kumano i Ke Ala; Hawaii Cattlemen's Council, Inc; Smart Yields; Kauai Women's Caucus; Hawai‘i Farm Bureau; and Hawaii Crop Improvement Association. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Agriculture.

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. 3096, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, 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