Bill Text: HI HB1514 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Coffee Berry Borer; Appropriations; Subsidy Program ($)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-06-23 - Act 105, 6/19/2014 (Gov. Msg. No. 1206). [HB1514 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2014-HB1514-Introduced.html
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TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that coffee is the fourth largest agricultural crop in the State and is a highly valued commodity in Hawaii's economy. In recent years, the coffee berry borer, a small beetle, has infested coffee crops in the Kona and South Kona regions, and this infestation threatens the viability of Hawaii's entire coffee industry. The legislature also finds that ongoing efforts to control the coffee berry borer are critical, and the State must take immediate action to support these efforts.
The purpose of this Act is to appropriate moneys for the control and containment of the coffee berry borer.
SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $3,000,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2014-2015 for the department of agriculture to fund efforts to control and mitigate damage from the coffee berry borer infestation in Hawaii.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of agriculture for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2014.
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Report Title:
Coffee Berry Borer; Appropriation
Description:
Appropriates moneys for control and containment of the coffee berry borer.
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