| 47 | | - | SECTION 1. Section 207, Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: "(a) The department [is authorized to] may lease to native Hawaiians the right to the use and occupancy of a tract or tracts of Hawaiian home lands [within the following acreage limits per each lessee: (1) not more than forty acres of agriculture lands or lands used for aquaculture purposes; or (2) not more than one hundred acres of irrigated pastoral lands and not more than one thousand acres of other pastoral lands; or (3) not more than one acre of any class of land to be used as a residence lot;]: (1) For agricultural purposes, including farming, regardless of whether those purposes are for-profit or non-profit; provided that the priority of availability of leases for these purposes shall depend on the availability of suitable tracts of land to native Hawaiians; (2) For aquacultural purposes; provided that no lessee may lease more than forty acres of land for these purposes; (3) That are irrigated for pastoral purposes; provided that no lessee may lease more than one hundred acres of these lands; (4) That are other pastoral lands; provided that no lessee may lease more than one thousand acres of these lands; or (5) For a residential lot; provided that no lessee may lease more than one acre of land for this purpose; provided further that in the case of any existing lease of a farm lot [in the Kalanianaole Settlement] on Molokai, a residence lot may exceed one acre but shall not exceed four acres in area, the location of such area to be selected by the department; provided further that a lease granted to any lessee may include two detached farm lots or aquaculture lots, as the case may be, located on the same island and within a reasonable distance of each other, one of which, to be designated by the department, shall be occupied by the lessee as the lessee's home, the gross acreage of both lots not to exceed the maximum acreage of an agricultural, pastoral, or aquacultural lot, as the case may be, as provided in this section." SECTION 2. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date. SECTION 3. The provisions of the amendments made by this Act to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, are declared to be severable, and if any section, sentence, clause, or phrase, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held ineffective because there is a requirement of having the consent of the United States to take effect, then that portion only shall take effect upon the granting of consent by the United States and effectiveness of the remainder of these amendments or the application thereof shall not be affected. SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval by the governor of the State of Hawaii with the consent of the United States Congress. |
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| 47 | + | SECTION 1. Section 207, Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: "(a) The department [is authorized to] may lease to native Hawaiians the right to the use and occupancy of a tract or tracts of Hawaiian home lands [within the following acreage limits per each lessee: (1) not more than forty acres of agriculture lands or lands used for aquaculture purposes; or (2) not more than one hundred acres of irrigated pastoral lands and not more than one thousand acres of other pastoral lands; or (3) not more than one acre of any class of land to be used as a residence lot;]: (1) For agricultural purposes, including farming, regardless of whether those purposes are for-profit or non-profit; provided that the availability of leases for these purposes shall depend on the availability of suitable tracts of land; (2) For aquacultural purposes; provided that no lessee may lease more than forty acres of land for these purposes; (3) That are irrigated for pastoral purposes; provided that no lessee may lease more than one hundred acres of these lands; (4) That are other pastoral lands; provided that no lessee may lease more than one thousand acres of these lands; or (5) For a residential lot; provided that no lessee may lease more than one acre of land for this purpose; provided further that in the case of any existing lease of a farm lot [in the Kalanianaole Settlement] on Molokai, a residence lot may exceed one acre but shall not exceed four acres in area, the location of such area to be selected by the department; provided further that a lease granted to any lessee may include two detached farm lots or aquaculture lots, as the case may be, located on the same island and within a reasonable distance of each other, one of which, to be designated by the department, shall be occupied by the lessee as the lessee's home, the gross acreage of both lots not to exceed the maximum acreage of an agricultural, pastoral, or aquacultural lot, as the case may be, as provided in this section." SECTION 2. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date. SECTION 3. The provisions of the amendments made by this Act to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, are declared to be severable, and if any section, sentence, clause, or phrase, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held ineffective because there is a requirement of having the consent of the United States to take effect, then that portion only shall take effect upon the granting of consent by the United States and effectiveness of the remainder of these amendments or the application thereof shall not be affected. SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval by the governor of the State of Hawaii with the consent of the United States Congress. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________ |
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