Bill Text: HI HB2105 | 2018 | Regular Session | Amended

Hawaii House Bill 2105 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating To Agriculture.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-2)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-04-26 - Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-27-18 10:05AM in conference room 224. [HB2105 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2018-HB2105-Amended.html

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	2105
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018		H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII		S.D. 2

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 the department of agriculture is developing and supporting loss mitigation and efficiency improvement in the State's agriculture industry in an effort to achieve the State's goal of doubling local food production by 2020. The legislature further finds that doubling local food production is vital for the State's future well-being and that it is, therefore, essential to provide the department of agriculture with sufficient resources to help achieve this goal.

Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to appropriate moneys to the department of agriculture to support local food production projects in the State.

SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2018-2019 for the department of agriculture to support local food production projects in the State.

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, 2050.

Report Title:

DOA; Local Food Production; Appropriation

Description:

Appropriates moneys to the Department of Agriculture to support local food production projects in the State. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.