STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1696-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.C.R. No. 24

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 24 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO CREATE A PLAN TO DEVELOP AN INVASIVE PESTS PLACARD PROGRAM AND ASSESS THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Agriculture to:

(1) Create a plan to develop an Invasive Species Placard Program and assess the resources needed to implement the program; and

(2) Submit the plan, the assessment of the resources needed to implement the program, and its recommendations, including to any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to convening of the 2025 Regular Session.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 24 and recommends its adoption.

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

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair