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HI SCR169
Concurrent Resolution
AI Summary
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Requests the Department of Agriculture to develop and implement a certification process for privately-owned and operated plant quarantine facilities in Hawaii
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Addresses the threat of coffee leaf rust, a devastating fungal pathogen affecting Hawaii's coffee industry, which has prompted state rules restricting coffee plant movement between islands
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Identifies privately-operated quarantine facilities as a solution to increase quarantine capacity needed to import rust-resistant coffee plant varieties from overseas
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Requires a certified copy of the resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of Agriculture
Legislative Description
Requesting The Department Of Agriculture To Develop And Implement A Process To Certify Privately-owned And Operated Plant Quarantine Facilities.
Department of Agriculture
Last Action
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ohno, Woodson excused (2).
4/18/2022