CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 78

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 375

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 375, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to require the Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Office of the Governor, to develop a strategic plan to achieve the Governor's goal of doubling local food production and increasing food exports by 2030.

Your Committee on Conference finds that in order to meet the Governor's goal of doubling local food production and increasing food exports, issues such as preserving agricultural land, identifying food crops for local production, and improving irrigation and agricultural infrastructure should be addressed. Your Committee on Conference further finds that requiring the Department of Agriculture and the Office of the Governor to collaborate to create a strategic plan that identifies strategies and measurable benchmarks for doubling local food production and increasing food exports can help ensure that this goal will be achieved by 2030.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting an appropriation amount of $100,000 for development of the strategic plan and changing the means of financing from general revenues to the agricultural development and food security special fund; and

(2) Making it effective on July 1, 2019.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 375, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 375, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ RICHARD P. CREAGAN Co-Chair	____________________________ MIKE GABBARD Chair
____________________________ TINA WILDBERGER Co-Chair	____________________________ DRU KANUHA Co-Chair