HI HR143

Requests the Legislative Reference Bureau to evaluate the duties, facilities, and Biosecurity Program of the Plant Quarantine Branch of the Department of Agriculture.

Directs the Bureau to assess the resources necessary for the Plant Quarantine Branch to fully carry out its responsibilities under Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 150A.

Requires the Bureau to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of transferring some or all Plant Quarantine Branch functions to the Department of Transportation.

Mandates the Department of Agriculture and Department of Transportation to provide information and assistance to support the Bureau's evaluation.

Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to report findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the convening of the 2017 Regular Session.