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HI HB2104
Bill
Status
1/22/2018
Primary Sponsor
Richard Creagan
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AI Summary
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Appropriates $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2018-2019 and $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2019-2020 to the University of Hawaii at Hilo for rat lungworm disease prevention and eradication programs.
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Requires funding for integrated pest management planning, public education, monitoring of invasive mollusk hosts, laboratory testing of deworming effectiveness, produce washes, water filtration systems, and diagnostic blood tests.
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Mandates educational outreach to healthcare providers, rural rainwater catchment users, K-12 school personnel, farmers, and farm groups on rat lungworm prevention and control.
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Requires University of Hawaii at Hilo to collaborate with the Department of Health, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of Agriculture, and the Governor's joint task force on rat lungworm disease to develop a statewide prevention and eradication plan.
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Conditions fund release on submission of a comprehensive plan to the legislature describing specific strategies and objectives for the programs and studies.
Legislative Description
Relating To Rat Lungworm Disease.
Appropriation ($)
Last Action
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HED with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Har, McDermott, Souki, Tupola, Woodson excused (5).
2/9/2018