Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB882 Compare Versions

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1		-	THE SENATE S.B. NO. 882 THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 ~~S.D. 1~~ STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to agriculture. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
	1	+	THE SENATE S.B. NO. 882 THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to agriculture. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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13	13		THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021
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31	31		A BILL FOR AN ACT
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37	37		relating to agriculture.
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43	43		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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47		-	SECTION 1. The legislature finds that section 207(a) of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, authorizes the department of Hawaiian home lands to lease the right to the use and occupancy of not more than forty acres of agricultural lands or lands used for aquaculture purposes ~~to qualified beneficiaries~~. As Hawaii looks to strengthen food security, the interests of agricultural homestead lessees should be represented on the board of agriculture. The purpose of this Act is to add the chairperson of the Hawaiian homes commission or the chairperson's designated representative to the board of agriculture. SECTION 2. Section 26-16, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: "(a) The department of agriculture shall be headed by an executive board to be known as the board of agriculture. The board shall consist of [ten] eleven members: (1) One who shall be a resident of the county of Hawaii; (2) One who shall be a resident of the county of Maui; (3) One who shall be a resident of the county of Kauai; (4) Four at large; and (5) The chairperson of the board of land and natural resources; the director of business, economic development, and tourism; the chairperson of the Hawaiian homes commission; and the dean of the University of Hawaii college of tropical agriculture and human resources, or their designated representatives, who shall serve as ex officio[,] voting members. The majority of the members of the board shall be from the agricultural community or the agricultural support sector. The appointment, tenure, and removal of the members and the filling of vacancies on the board shall be as provided in section 26-34. The governor shall appoint a chairperson of the board from the members." SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
	47	+	SECTION 1. The legislature finds that section 207(a) of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, authorizes the department of Hawaiian home lands to lease to native Hawaiians the right to the use and occupancy of not more than forty acres of agricultural lands or lands used for aquaculture purposes. As Hawaii looks to strengthen food security, the interests of agricultural homestead lessees should be represented on the board of agriculture. The purpose of this Act is to add the chairperson of the Hawaiian homes commission or the chairperson's designated representative to the board of agriculture. SECTION 2. Section 26-16, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: "(a) The department of agriculture shall be headed by an executive board to be known as the board of agriculture. The board shall consist of [ten] eleven members: (1) One who shall be a resident of the county of Hawaii; (2) One who shall be a resident of the county of Maui; (3) One who shall be a resident of the county of Kauai; (4) Four at large; and (5) The chairperson of the board of land and natural resources; the director of business, economic development, and tourism; the chairperson of the Hawaiian homes commission; and the dean of the University of Hawaii college of tropical agriculture and human resources, or their designated representatives, who shall serve as ex officio[,] voting members. The majority of the members of the board shall be from the agricultural community or the agricultural support sector. The appointment, tenure, and removal of the members and the filling of vacancies on the board shall be as provided in section 26-34. The governor shall appoint a chairperson of the board from the members." SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
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49		-	SECTION 1. The legislature finds that section 207(a) of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, authorizes the department of Hawaiian home lands to lease the right to the use and occupancy of not more than forty acres of agricultural lands or lands used for aquaculture purposes ~~to qualified beneficiaries~~. As Hawaii looks to strengthen food security, the interests of agricultural homestead lessees should be represented on the board of agriculture.
	49	+	SECTION 1. The legislature finds that section 207(a) of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, authorizes the department of Hawaiian home lands to lease to native Hawaiians the right to the use and occupancy of not more than forty acres of agricultural lands or lands used for aquaculture purposes. As Hawaii looks to strengthen food security, the interests of agricultural homestead lessees should be represented on the board of agriculture.
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51	51		The purpose of this Act is to add the chairperson of the Hawaiian homes commission or the chairperson's designated representative to the board of agriculture.
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53	53		SECTION 2. Section 26-16, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
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55	55		"(a) The department of agriculture shall be headed by an executive board to be known as the board of agriculture. The board shall consist of [ten] eleven members:
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57	57		(1) One who shall be a resident of the county of Hawaii;
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59	59		(2) One who shall be a resident of the county of Maui;
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61	61		(3) One who shall be a resident of the county of Kauai;
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63	63		(4) Four at large; and
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65	65		(5) The chairperson of the board of land and natural resources; the director of business, economic development, and tourism; the chairperson of the Hawaiian homes commission; and the dean of the University of Hawaii college of tropical agriculture and human resources, or their designated representatives, who shall serve as ex officio[,] voting members.
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67	67		The majority of the members of the board shall be from the agricultural community or the agricultural support sector. The appointment, tenure, and removal of the members and the filling of vacancies on the board shall be as provided in section 26-34. The governor shall appoint a chairperson of the board from the members."
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69	69		SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
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71	71		SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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73		-	Report Title: Board of Agriculture; Membership; Chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes Commission; Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Description: Adds the chairperson of the Hawaiian homes commission to the board of agriculture. (SD1) The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
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	75	+	INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
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	85	+	Report Title: Board of Agriculture; Membership; Chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes Commission; Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Description: Adds the Chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes Commission to the Board of Agriculture. The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
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87		-	Adds the chairperson of the Hawaiian homes commission to the board of agriculture. ~~(SD1)~~
	99	+	Adds the Chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes Commission to the Board of Agriculture.
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95	107		The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.