STAND. COM. REP. NO. 248-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2406
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred H.B.
No. 2406 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to amend Chapter 141, HRS, to
allow the Department of Agriculture (DOA) to enter into a
cooperative agreement with any authorized federal agency, to act
on the DOA's behalf, to limited extent, and enforce statutes and
administrative rules regarding the movement of restricted items
into the State or within the State.

     This bill authorizes the DOA, pursuant to cooperative
agreement, to designate employees of an authorized Federal agency
to enforce State laws governing the movement into the State
and/or intrastate of regulated items.  Also, the bill includes
housekeeping change with reference to chapter 150A among other
chapters relating to the department of agriculture's duties under
section 141-1.

     The Department of Agriculture submitted testimony in support
of this bill.

     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.
2406 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred
to the Committee on Finance.

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



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                                   FELIPE P. ABINSAY, JR., Chair