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HI SCR20
Concurrent Resolution
AI Summary
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Department of Agriculture and Hawaii Tourism Authority must submit a report no later than 20 days before the 2019 Regular Session of 2020 on processing of State of Hawaii plant and animal declaration forms.
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Report must include description of form usage, associated costs (printing, processing, distribution, personnel), staff assigned, disposal methods, follow-up frequency, effectiveness, compliance levels, penalties imposed, and consideration of alternatives.
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Department of Agriculture must convene a task force with representatives from Department of Transportation, Department of Business Economic Development and Tourism, University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Hawaii Invasive Species Council, Sierra Club of Hawaii, Airlines Committee of Hawaii, and International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 142.
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Task force shall review relevance and usefulness of declaration forms, possible improvements, and ways to increase enforcement of passenger completion requirements.
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Section 150A-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes requires all arriving passengers to complete plant and animal declaration forms; inspections occur at all ports of entry to prevent importation of prohibited plants and animals that could threaten Hawaii's ecosystem.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Department Of Agriculture And Hawaii Tourism Authority To Report To The Legislature On The Processing Of State Of Hawaii Plant And Animal Declaration Forms, Including The Costs Involved, And Convene A Task Force To Review The Efficacy Of Such Forms.
Task Force
Last Action
The committees on TIA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Onishi, Holt, Cabanilla Arakawa, Cachola, Creagan, DeCoite, Perruso, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
4/12/2019