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Ntv os M v~ COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII .~f. tee..'` T~ Oi~N~~` RESOLUTION NO. 1?0 07 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAI`i DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, PURSUANT TO HRS 46-7, FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I'S COQUI FROG ERADICATION AND CONTROL PROGRAM WHEREAS, the State of Hawaii Legislature enacted Act 160, Session Laws of Hawaii 2006, which appropriated, in part, funding to the State Department of Land and Natural Resources, the State Department of Agriculture, and the County of Hawaii for their coqui frog eradication and control efforts, including research; and WHEREAS, the Department of Agriculture, which previously had provided funds to the County of Hawaii for its purchase of citric acid anhydrous, proposes to enter into another contract with the County for the administration of acost-sharing program; and WHEREAS, this program is to assist qualified nurseries and landscape companies on the Island of Hawaii to finance the construction of hot water treatment facilities for the treatment of plants and plant parts for coqui frog disinfestation; and WHEREAS, at the end of the project period, the County of Hawaii shall submit to the State, a final report summarizing the project services completed and a final fiscal report summarizing all costs-sharing expenditures made under the contract; and; WHEREAS, Hawaii Revised Statutes, Section 46-7, requires that county departments obtain the consent of the council to enter into agreements with the federal or state governments respecting action to be taken pursuant to any of the powers granted by law to furnish, expend, and receive any funds or other assistance in connection with projects being or to be undertaken pursuant to those powers.