STAND. COM. REP. NO.  362-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.B. No. 1917

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Agriculture and Water & Land, to which was referred H.B. No. 1917 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to transform large tracts of fallow lands acquired by the State from the Galbraith Estate into productive diversified farming lands by authorizing the issuance of $8,000,000 in general obligations bonds for irrigation infrastructure.

The Agribusiness Development Corporation, Local Food Coalition, and Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation supported this bill.  The Department of Budget and Finance commented on this measure.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Agriculture and Water & Land that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1917 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Agriculture and Water & Land,

____________________________ CINDY EVANS, Chair

____________________________ JESSICA WOOLEY, Chair