STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1664

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

 

RE:   S.B. No. 272

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 272, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO RAT LUNGWORM DISEASE,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to the University of Hawaii at Hilo for programs, studies, and activities related to the prevention and eradication of rat lungworm disease.

 

     The Hawaii Invasive Species Council, East Hawaii Region of the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, Kauai Invasive Species Committee, Big Island Invasive Species Committee, Hawaii Farm to School and School Garden Hui, Farm to Keiki, Sustainable Kohala, Hawaii Island School Garden Network, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Coordinated Group on Alien Pest Species, and numerous individuals testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Agriculture, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of Health, University of Hawaii at Hilo, and Mayor of the County of Hawaii provided comments.

    

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. 272, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, 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