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3 <br /> M,' <br /> DENNIS "FRESH" ONISHI =� ▪ w;:'. PHONE: (808)961-8396 <br /> �Ii,,•, FAX: (808)961-891'2 <br /> Council Member •.t^„��� <br /> M•.Ht.*01. . I MAIL: donisdzi!r coJzai-nari.hr.us <br /> District 3 <br /> irr <br /> O▪ F'N►- <br /> HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL -''' =`F' <br /> 25 Aupuni Street,Hilo,Hawaii 96720 a -per'” <br /> t""rt <br /> TO: J Yoshimoto, Council Chair w <br /> and Members of the Hawai`i County Council <br /> FROM: Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Council Member <br /> DATE: September 23, 2013 <br /> SUBJECT: Proposed Amendments to Bill No. 113; An Ordinance amending Chapter 14 of <br /> the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), by adding a new <br /> article relating to genetically engineered crops and plants <br /> Please find attached proposed amendments to Bill No. 113. The proposed amendments are <br /> illustrated below in Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Bill No. 113 (material to be <br /> deleted is bracketed and stricken; material to be added is underscored). <br /> Bill No. 113 is amended by amending "Section 14-_. Exemption." as provided in Section 2, to <br /> read as follows: <br /> "Section 14-_ [E-xeinptiotq Exemptions. <br /> The following persons shall be exempt from the provisions of this article: <br /> (1) Persons engaged in the cultivation, propagation, or development of genetically <br /> engineered crops or plants, other than [genetically engineered papaya,] those <br /> that are described below in this section, in locations where genetically <br /> engineered crops or plants have been customarily cultivated, propagated, or <br /> developed by that person prior to the effective date of this article, provided <br /> that the locations or facilities are registered within ninety days of the effective <br /> date of this article; [ ] <br /> (2) Any person engaged in the cultivation, propagation, or development of <br /> genetically engineered papaya, whether prior or subsequent to the effective <br /> date of this article[, provided that each location or facility wherein cultivation, <br /> propagation, or development of genetically engineered papaya occurs or will <br /> occur is registered as provided in this article.]; and <br /> (3) Any person working on behalf of universities and government agencies <br /> directly engaged in the cultivation, propagation, or development of genetically <br /> engineered crops or plants, whether prior or subsequent to the effective date of <br /> this article." <br /> Comm. No. 393.5 <br /> Nawai'1 County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. Ref. To: PS <br /> Ref. Date 'R 2 <br />