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Committees back amendments encouraging counties to adopt biosecurity plans; testimony urges county role and legislative fixes
Summary
Committees passed SCR41 and SR25 to encourage county biosecurity plans; witnesses recommended an amendment to have plans identify proposed legislative changes to improve county-level biosecurity. Officials discussed quarantine authority and existing interagency agreements.
Senate committees voted to advance SCR41 and SR25, measures that encourage each county in Hawaii to develop a county‑level biosecurity plan that prioritizes local needs and coordinates responses to invasive species.
Supporters said county plans would help accelerate local detection and response. Chelsea Arnott, testifying on behalf of the Hawaii Invasive Species Council, said, “having county plans is a really great way to coordinate efforts to respond to invasive species.” Stephanie Easley of the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species recommended a specific amendment: “We are requesting 1 small amendment on page 1 line 30 that, asked that the plans…
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