STAND. COM. REP. NO.  57-18

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2018

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1883

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred H.B. No. 1883 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to establish and appropriate funds for a two-year Agricultural Theft and Vandalism Pilot Project to examine the effectiveness of prosecuting agricultural theft and agricultural vandalism in the County of Hawaii.

 

     The Council Member representing District 4 of the County of Hawaii, Hawaii Floriculture & Nursery Association, Ihilani Coffee Company, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Ulupono Initiative, Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii and an individual supported this measure.  The Department of Agriculture provided comments.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 31, 2150, to encourage further discussion.

 

     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. 1883, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1883, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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RICHARD P. CREAGAN, Chair