Bill Text: HI HB483 | 2017 | Regular Session | Amended

Hawaii House Bill 483 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating To Agriculture.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-17 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Tokioka excused (2). [HB483 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2017-HB483-Amended.html

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	483
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2017		H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

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 Hawaii livestock industry consistently identifies the cost of feed as the most expensive component in operational costs. This concern is in line with the national and global effort to reduce feed costs by replacing high-cost ingredients with lower-cost alternatives. Hawaii's situation is exacerbated by the lack of local feed mills, which necessitates the importation of livestock feed. Years of research and local workshops to encourage and support the development of locally produced feed have not improved the deficient feed stock situation in the State.

The legislature further finds that the department of agriculture is committed to reducing the cost of production for the State's livestock and aquaculture industries by reducing the cost of feed. Hawaii has the potential ingredients for the development and production of local feedstock. The department of agriculture has initiated a feed development process to identify, assess, and validate available local feed ingredients.

The purpose of this Act is to:

(1) Appropriate funds to reimburse qualified producers of certain products for their cost of feed; and

(2) Appropriate funds to reimburse feed developers for the costs of feed development.

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 2017-2018 for the livestock revitalization program of the department of agriculture that shall be allocated as follows:

(1) $ to reimburse qualified producers of milk, pork, eggs, poultry, beef, sheep, lamb, goats, and seafood, for the cost of feed for beef cattle, dairy cows or milking goats, goats raised for meat, sheep, hogs, fish, crustaceans, and poultry; and

(2) $ to reimburse qualified feed developers for the costs of development of feed for sale to qualified producers; provided that from the sum appropriated, the department of agriculture may expend up to $15,000 to administer and operate the qualified feed developer grant program pursuant to section 155D‑2.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, including support services and general administrative overhead.

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 31, 2150.

Report Title:

Department of Agriculture; Qualified Feed Developer Grants; Livestock Revitalization Program; Appropriation

Description:

Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture for the feed developer grant program and reimbursements to qualified producers for feed costs. (HB483 HD1)

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