THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2015

NOTICE TO RECONVENE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEETING

DATE:	Friday, May 01, 2015
TIME:	1:30 pm
PLACE:	Conference Room 224 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

The Conference Committee will RECONVENE to resolve differences between the last House and Senate versions of the following:

HB 501, HD1, SD1 Status & Testimony	RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Agriculture; Water, Electricity, and Freight Transport Preferential Rates; Public Utilities House Conferees:  Representatives Tsuji/McKelvey/Luke, Co-Chairs; Cachola, Onishi, Ward (AGR, CPC, FIN) Senate Conferees:  Senators Ruderman, Chair; Inouye/Baker, Co-Chairs; Riviere, Slom (AGL/CPN, WAM)
HB 508, HD1, SD2 Status & Testimony	RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Qualified Producer and Feed Developer Grants; Livestock Revitalization Program; Local Feed Source Survey; Industrial Hemp; Agriculture; Pilot Program; Appropriations House Conferees:  Representatives Tsuji/Rhoads/Luke, Co-Chairs; Onishi, Thielen (AGR, JUD, FIN) Senate Conferees:  Senators Ruderman, Chair; Dela Cruz/Keith-Agaran, Co-Chairs; Riviere, Slom (AGL, JDL/WAM)
HB 823, HD1, SD1 Status & Testimony	RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL THEFT. Agricultural Theft Pilot Project; Appropriation House Conferees:  Representatives Tsuji/Creagan/Onishi, Co-Chairs; DeCoite, Ward (AGR, JUD, FIN) Senate Conferees:  Senators Ruderman, Chair; Keith-Agaran/Riviere, Co-Chairs; L. Thielen, Slom (AGL/JDL, WAM)
HB 871, HD1, SD2 Status & Testimony	RELATING TO BIOSECURITY. Department of Agriculture; Biosecurity Program; Objectives; General Actions; Program Charges; Private-Public Partnerships; Appropriation House Conferees:  Representatives Tsuji/Onishi, Co-Chairs; Cachola, Ohno, Ward (AGR, FIN) Senate Conferees:  Senators Ruderman, Chair; Gabbard/Tokuda, Co-Chairs; Riviere, Slom (AGL/ENE, WAM)
HB 1345, HD1, SD2 Status & Testimony	RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. East Kauai Water Users' Cooperative; Agriculture; Irrigation; Appropriation House Conferees:  Representatives Tsuji/Onishi, Co-Chairs; Tokioka, Ward (AGR, FIN) Senate Conferees:  Senators Ruderman, Chair; Kouchi, Co-Chair; Slom (AGL, WAM)
SB 376, SD2, HD1 Status & Testimony	RELATING TO A FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAM. Department of Agriculture; Farm to School Program; Hawaii Farm to School Coordinators; Appropriation House Conferees:  Representatives Tsuji/Takumi/Onishi, Co-Chairs; Ohno, Ward (AGR, EDN, FIN) Senate Conferees:  Senators Ruderman, Chair; Kidani/Riviere, Co-Chairs; Chun Oakland, Slom (AGL/EDU, WAM)
SB 1060, SD2, HD1 Status & Testimony	RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LOANS. Agricultural Loan; Biosecurity Loans House Conferees:  Representatives Tsuji/Onishi, Co-Chairs; Tokioka, Ward (AGR, FIN) Senate Conferees:  Senators Ruderman, Chair; Riviere, Co-Chair; Harimoto, Taniguchi, Slom (AGL, WAM)

As this is a decision making meeting only, no public testimony will be accepted.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-8480 or email your request for an interpreter to [email protected] at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements.  Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at 586-8480.