THE SENATE

THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2020

 

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT

Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair

Senator Russell E. Ruderman, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Chair

Senator Breene Harimoto, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Monday, February 10, 2020

TIME:

1:15 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 224

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 2715

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION.

Requires the Department of Agriculture to adopt rules to protect the welfare of livestock transported to, from, or between any island of Hawaii.  Requires the department to adopt interim rules.

 

AEN/TRS, WAM

SB 2976

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL INSPECTIONS.

Requires the department of agriculture to conduct preclearance quarantine inspections prior to direct travel to or from the State.  Appropriates funds to implement a preclearance quarantine inspection.

 

AEN/TRS, WAM

SB 3133

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO AIR FREIGHT.

Establishes the air freight inspection, quarantine, and eradication service fee and charge and corresponding fund to finance inspection, quarantine, and eradication activities relating to air freight that arrives at the State's airports.  Transfers plant quarantine branch employees stationed at airports from the department of agriculture to the department of transportation.

 

AEN/TRS, WAM

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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Senator Lorraine R. Inouye

Chair

 

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Senator Mike Gabbard

Chair