STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1116

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 1150

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1150, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to support the Hawaii Ant Lab in mitigating the effects of little fire ants in the State.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Agriculture, Department of Research and Development of the County of Hawai‘i, Big Island Invasive Species Committee, Hawaii Ant Lab, Carol Kwan Consulting LLC, Hawai‘i Farm Bureau, and seven individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources and Rescue of Animal Rights.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the appropriation to an unspecified amount.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1150, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1150, H.D. 2.

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

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair