HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2003
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE |
Rep. Felipe P. Abinsay, Jr., Chair |
Rep. Alex M. Sonson, Vice Chair |
Rep. Jerry L. Chang |
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Tamayo |
Rep. Robert N. Herkes |
Rep. Glenn Wakai |
Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu |
Rep. Chris Halford |
Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay |
Rep. Mark G. Jernigan |
Rep. Blake K. Oshiro |
Rep. Barbara Marumoto |
Rep. Brian Schatz |
Rep. Guy P. Ontai |
COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND USE & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
Rep. Ezra Kanoho, Chair |
Rep. Sol P. Kaho`ohalahala, Vice Chair |
Rep. Cindy Evans |
Rep. Kika G. Bukoski |
Rep. Hermina M. Morita |
Rep. Cynthia Thielen |
Rep. Thomas Waters |
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
Rep. Hermina Morita, Chair |
Rep. Thomas Waters, Vice Chair |
Rep. Cindy Evans |
Rep. Kika G. Bukoski |
Rep. Sol P. Kaho`ohalahala |
Rep. Cynthia Thielen |
Rep. Ezra R. Kanoho |
NOTICE OF HEARING
DATE: |
Wednesday, March 19, 2003 |
TIME: |
8:30am to 11:30am |
PLACE : |
Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
The Committee on Agriculture (AGR) will hear the following bills. Please submit 35 copies of testimony in Room 323.
SB 1255 SD2 (SSCR926) |
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL INSPECTIONS. Amends the Marketing Order Revolving Fund by renaming it the Certification Services Revolving Fund. Transfers the unexpended balance of moneys from the Coffee Inspection Revolving Fund to the Certification Services Revolving Fund. Authorizes the Department to conduct audits and issue certificates for agricultural safety and security. Clarifies the responsibility for conducting seed certifications. (SD2) |
AGR, FIN |
SB 542 SD1 (SSCR780) |
RELATING TO ORGANIC LABELING. Prohibits the labeling of agricultural products as "organic" unless the method of production has been so certified. Requires certifying agents to register and be accredited by the USDA. Establishes administrative penalties. (SD1) |
AGR, CPC |
SB 540 SD1 (SSCR711) |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. Makes a grant-in-aid for fiscal years 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 to the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation for agricultural research and market development. Appropriates funds for pineapple research. (SD1) |
AGR, FIN |
SB 550 SD1 (SSCR613) |
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES. Includes silvicultural products in the definition of agricultural products, and removes the monetary value and weight requirements that trigger the need for a certificate of ownership for the sale or resale of agricultural products. (SD1) |
AGR, JUD |
SB 1432 SD2 (SSCR929) |
RELATING TO DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE. Appropriates funds for the reopening of the Kauai Tropical Fruit disinfestation facility and an incubator community kitchen. (SD2) |
AGR, FIN |
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
The Joint Committees on Agriculture (AGR) and Energy and Environmental Protection (EEP) will hear the following bills. Please submit 45 copies of testimony in Room 323. |
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SB 554 (SSCR268) |
RELATING TO BROWN TREE SNAKES. Allows the Department of Agriculture to bring 4 live, sterile brown tree snakes into the State for the purposes of research and training of snake detector dogs. |
EEP/AGR |
SB 1505 SD1 (SSCR641) |
RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES. Provides statutory authority for the Hawaii invasive species council to deal with the invasive species problem as authorized by executive order 2002-03. (SD1) |
EEP/AGR, FIN |
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
The Joint Committees on Agriculture (AGR) and Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs, (WLH) will hear the following bills. Please submit 45 copies of testimony in Room 323. |
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SB 538 SD1 (SSCR601) |
RELATING TO THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. Provides that when public lands required for the purposes of the Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC) are transferred to ADC, ADC is not subject to the Procurement Code, the chapter on Public Lands, Management and Disposition, and similar laws that would otherwise apply to a state agency with respect to the lands. (SD1) |
AGR/WLH, FIN |
SB 1034 SD1 (SSCR925) |
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS. Transfers the disposition of some public lands within an agricultural district from the department of land and natural resources to the department of agriculture. (SD1) |
AGR/WLH, FIN |
SB 255 SD2 (SSCR772) |
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Prevents private restrictions that are not for protecting environmental and cultural resources from being placed on agricultural lands. (SD2) |
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SB 1256 (SSCR269) |
RELATING TO THE AGRICULTURAL WATER USE AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN. Extends the time specified for the development of the state agricultural water use plan. |
WLH/AGR, FIN |
SB 1257 (SSCR927) |
RELATING TO THE IRRIGATION WATER DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL FUND. Eliminates the irrigation water development special fund. |
WLH/AGR, FIN |
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 35 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) THE COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 323, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2) THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS TESTIMONY DROP BOX IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT. TESTIMONY MAY BE FAXED TO THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT: 586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859 (NEIGHBOR ISLANDS). WHEN FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE TESTIMONY IS BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING, AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES THAT ARE NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE
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________________________________________ Rep. Ezra R. Kanoho Chair |
________________________________________ Rep. Felipe P. Abinsay, Jr. Chair |
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________________________________________ Rep. Hermina M. Morita Chair |