HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2002
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COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE |
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Rep. Felipe P. Abinsay, Chair |
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Rep. Ben Cabreros, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Lei Ahu Isa |
Rep. Roy Takumi |
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Rep. Ed Case |
Rep. Ron Davis |
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Rep. Jerry Chang |
Rep. Joe Gomes |
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Rep. Michael Magaoay |
Rep. Chris Halford |
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Rep. Nathan Suzuki |
Rep. Paul Whalen |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Saturday, February 2, 2002 |
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TIME: |
9.00am thru completion |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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HB 2176 |
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL MARKETING. Establishes a 5-year pilot project under the Agribusiness Development Corporation to assist farmers with marketing their produce and products. |
AGR, FIN |
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HB 1940 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE CONTROL OF FIREWEED. Appropriates $50,000 to implement short-term methods for the control of fireweed. |
AGR, FIN |
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HB 2268 |
RELATING TO CONTROL OR ERADICATION OF PESTS. Includes invertebrate and vertebrate animals designated by the department as pests for control or eradication purposes. |
AGR, FIN |
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HB 2270 |
RELATING TO PEST CONTROL. Broadens the scope of the types of noxious weeds and pests that the department of agriculture shall assist in controlling and eradicating.
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AGR, FIN |
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HB 2233 |
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL THEFT. Makes the commission of an agricultural theft a class B felony. |
AGR, JHA |
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HB 2269 |
RELATING TO THE SALE, TRANSPORT, OR SHIPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES Requires that any person or entity who purchases large quantities of agricultural commodities for purposes of resale to verify the identity of the seller and record each such transaction on forms authorized by the department of agriculture in each county. Requires the department of agriculture to establish a relative retail value formula for agricultural commodities |
AGR, FIN |
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HB 2271 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO ABATE AGRICULTURAL THEFT. Appropriates funds to establish an interagency task force to abate agricultural theft. |
AGR, FIN |
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HB 2272 |
RELATING TO LIVESTOCK. Adds goats to the definition of "livestock" in the penal code. |
AGR, JHA |
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HB 2631 |
RELATING TO MEAT GRADING. Makes various amendments to clarify the meat grading law. |
AGR, CPC |
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HB 2708 |
RELATING TO ANIMAL DISEASES. Amends regulations governing quarantine or destruction of animals infected, exposed, or susceptible to contagious, infectious, or communicable diseases as well as regulations governing proper disposition of animal carcasses and hides. |
AGR, FIN |
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HB 2347 |
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Establishes permits to monitor and regulate the release of certain genetically-engineered and genetically-modified agriculturally-related organisms. Allows products to be labeled as "GMO-free". |
AGR, CPC/JHA, FIN |
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HB 2348 |
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OF AGRICULTURE. Provides for procedures to protect non-genetically-engineered plant life from their genetically-engineered counterparts. Establishes the liability of manufacturers and growers of genetically-engineered plants, plant parts, or seeds. |
AGR, JHA, 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 311, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2) THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS PERSONNEL 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.
IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8-1/2" X 11" SHEET WITH THREE HOLES PUNCHED ON THE SIDE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE AGR COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6010.
IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.
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________________________________________ Rep. Felipe P. Abinsay Chair |
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