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HI SCR169

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Engrossed

4/1/2022

Primary Sponsor

Dru Kanuha

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Origin

Senate

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requests the Department of Agriculture to develop and implement a certification process for privately-owned and operated plant quarantine facilities in Hawaii

  • 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

  • Identifies privately-operated quarantine facilities as a solution to increase quarantine capacity needed to import rust-resistant coffee plant varieties from overseas

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Finance4/18/2022
Agriculture4/4/2022
Agriculture and Environment3/16/2022

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