STAND. COM. REP. NO.68-02

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: H.B. No. 1938

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred H.B. No. 1938 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to establish a Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (Program) under the guidelines established by the United States Department of Agriculture.

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation and Alu Like. The Department of Health supported the intent of this bill.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the appropriation amount to $1 to further discussion;

(2) Clarifying the purpose section that describes this Program; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of style and clarity.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Agriculture that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1938, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1938, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

 

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FELIPE P. ABINSAY, Chair