Bill Text: HI HB2303 | 2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To The Pesticide Use Revolving Fund.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-09 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Har, McDermott, Souki, Tupola, Woodson excused (5). [HB2303 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2018-HB2303-Amended.html
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TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE PESTICIDE USE REVOLVING FUND.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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1. The legislature finds that there are
state laws that regulate pesticides. The
legislature further finds that providing an increased cost threshold will allow
the department of agriculture to maintain consistent funding in the State's
efforts to provide pesticide regulation with informed and educated studies.
The
purpose of this Act is to increase the pesticide use revolving fund threshold
amount in order to allow the department to have funds available to carry out
its mandate in section 149A-13.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
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2. Section 149A-13.5, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
"(e) All unobligated, unencumbered, or unexpended
funds remaining in the fund in excess of [$250,000] $1,000,000 at
the close of each fiscal year shall lapse to the state general fund."
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3. Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken. New statutory
material is underscored.
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4. This Act shall take effect on January
28, 2045.
Report Title:
Pesticide Use Revolving Fund; Ceiling
Description:
Increases the Pesticide Use Revolving Fund threshold from $250,000 to $1,000,000. (HB2303 HD1)
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