Hawaii 2024 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2961 Compare Versions

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1	1	THE SENATE S.B. NO. 2961 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to agricultural workforce housing. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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3	3	THE SENATE S.B. NO. 2961
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31	31	A BILL FOR AN ACT
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37	37	relating to agricultural workforce housing.
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43	43	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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47	47	SECTION 1. (a) The department of agriculture shall establish an agricultural workforce housing working group to address the shortage and challenges of agricultural workforce housing in the State. (b) The working group shall comprise the following members or their designees: (1) The governor; (2) The chairperson of the board of agriculture, who shall serve as co-chair of the working group; (3) The chairperson of the Hawaiian homes commission; (4) The director of labor and industrial relations; (5) The director of taxation; (6) The administrator of the state procurement office; (7) The chairperson of the agribusiness development corporation, who shall serve as co-chair of the working group; (8) The executive director of the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation; (9) The executive director of the Hawaii public housing authority; (10) The chairperson of the land use commission; (11) The director of the office of planning and sustainable development; (12) The chief of the department of health clean water branch; (13) The chief engineer of the department of land and natural resources engineering division; (14) The deputy director for the department of transportation highways division; (15) The chairperson of the commission on water resource management; (16) The mayor of each county; (17) The director of each county planning department; (18) The director of each county housing department; and (19) The chief engineer of each county board of water supply. (c) The co-chairs of the working group shall invite one representative from each of the following organizations to participate as a member of the working group: (1) Hawaii Agricultural Foundation; (2) Hawaii Agriculture Research Center; (3) Hawaii Farm Bureau; and (4) Hawaii Farmers Union United. (d) The co-chairs of the working group may invite other individuals with relevant knowledge and expertise to serve as working group members. (e) No member shall be made subject to chapter 84, Hawaii Revised Statutes, solely because of that member's participation as a member of the working group. (f) The department of agriculture is requested to provide administrative support to the working group. (g) The working group shall: (1) Determine: (A) The specific housing needs of each agricultural workforce within each county; and (B) Existing government resources available for adaptive reuse into agricultural workforce housing; (2) Assess existing laws, policies, and procedures that would allow the construction of workforce housing: (A) Near agricultural zones; or (B) With agricultural facilities in mixed-use developmental zones; (3) Consider any revisions necessary to existing zoning and land use policies that would allow the construction of workforce housing: (A) Near agricultural zones; or (B) With agricultural facilities in mixed-use developmental zones; (4) Explore partnerships with private and public entities to construct agricultural workforce housing projects; (5) Identify any financial incentives, such as tax credit programs for agricultural employers who invest in housing solutions for their workforce, that would support the construction of agricultural workforce housing projects in the State; and (6) Study the feasibility of implementing a state income tax credit to investors who incur costs to construct, install, acquire, or rehabilitate agricultural workforce housing in the State. (h) The working group shall submit an interim report of its progress, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2025, and submit a final report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2026. (i) The working group shall be dissolved on June 30, 2026. SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
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49	49	SECTION 1. (a) The department of agriculture shall establish an agricultural workforce housing working group to address the shortage and challenges of agricultural workforce housing in the State.
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51	51	(b) The working group shall comprise the following members or their designees:
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53	53	(1) The governor;
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55	55	(2) The chairperson of the board of agriculture, who shall serve as co-chair of the working group;
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57	57	(3) The chairperson of the Hawaiian homes commission;
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59	59	(4) The director of labor and industrial relations;
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61	61	(5) The director of taxation;
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63	63	(6) The administrator of the state procurement office;
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65	65	(7) The chairperson of the agribusiness development corporation, who shall serve as co-chair of the working group;
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67	67	(8) The executive director of the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation;
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69	69	(9) The executive director of the Hawaii public housing authority;
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71	71	(10) The chairperson of the land use commission;
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73	73	(11) The director of the office of planning and sustainable development;
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75	75	(12) The chief of the department of health clean water branch;
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77	77	(13) The chief engineer of the department of land and natural resources engineering division;
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79	79	(14) The deputy director for the department of transportation highways division;
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81	81	(15) The chairperson of the commission on water resource management;
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83	83	(16) The mayor of each county;
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85	85	(17) The director of each county planning department;
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87	87	(18) The director of each county housing department; and
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89	89	(19) The chief engineer of each county board of water supply.
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91	91	(c) The co-chairs of the working group shall invite one representative from each of the following organizations to participate as a member of the working group:
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93	93	(1) Hawaii Agricultural Foundation;
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97	97	(3) Hawaii Farm Bureau; and
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99	99	(4) Hawaii Farmers Union United.
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101	101	(d) The co-chairs of the working group may invite other individuals with relevant knowledge and expertise to serve as working group members.
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103	103	(e) No member shall be made subject to chapter 84, Hawaii Revised Statutes, solely because of that member's participation as a member of the working group.
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105	105	(f) The department of agriculture is requested to provide administrative support to the working group.
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107	107	(g) The working group shall:
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109	109	(1) Determine:
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111	111	(A) The specific housing needs of each agricultural workforce within each county; and
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113	113	(B) Existing government resources available for adaptive reuse into agricultural workforce housing;
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115	115	(2) Assess existing laws, policies, and procedures that would allow the construction of workforce housing:
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121	121	(3) Consider any revisions necessary to existing zoning and land use policies that would allow the construction of workforce housing:
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125	125	(B) With agricultural facilities in mixed-use developmental zones;
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127	127	(4) Explore partnerships with private and public entities to construct agricultural workforce housing projects;
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129	129	(5) Identify any financial incentives, such as tax credit programs for agricultural employers who invest in housing solutions for their workforce, that would support the construction of agricultural workforce housing projects in the State; and
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131	131	(6) Study the feasibility of implementing a state income tax credit to investors who incur costs to construct, install, acquire, or rehabilitate agricultural workforce housing in the State.
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133	133	(h) The working group shall submit an interim report of its progress, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2025, and submit a final report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2026.
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135	135	(i) The working group shall be dissolved on June 30, 2026.
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137	137	SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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151	151	Report Title: DOA; Agricultural Workforce Housing Working Group; Report Description: Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish an Agricultural Workforce Housing Working Group to address the shortage and challenges of agricultural workforce housing in the State. Requires a report to the Legislature. 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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161	161	DOA; Agricultural Workforce Housing Working Group; Report
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167	167	Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish an Agricultural Workforce Housing Working Group to address the shortage and challenges of agricultural workforce housing in the State. Requires a report to the Legislature.
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175	175	The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.