Bill Text: HI SB708 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Legacy Land Conservation; Easement; Deed Restriction; Covenant
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-03-15 - The committee(s) on WAL/AGR recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. [SB708 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2013-SB708-Introduced.html
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TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE LEGACY LAND CONSERVATION PROGRAM.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that agriculture has a long and valuable history in Hawaii and continues to be an important industry, generating $1,900,000,000 and forty-two thousand jobs. With the decline of the sugar industry, agricultural lands have been increasingly used by small farms to grow diversified agricultural products that have gained recognition in foreign and domestic markets. Despite the importance of agriculture, only thirty-five per cent of legacy land funds have been awarded to agriculture. Article XI, section 3, of the Hawaii State Constitution requires the State to conserve and protect agricultural lands and increase self-sufficiency, and further directs the legislature to provide standards and criteria to meet these requirements.
The purpose of this Act is to require the legacy land conservation commission to recommend agricultural lands, including arable areas and areas containing existing agricultural infrastructure, as the top priority for acquisition under the legacy land conservation program.
SECTION 2. Section 173A-2.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§173A‑2.6[]]
Land acquisition priorities. In advising the department and the
board, the commission shall give the following lands, which are ranked in
order of priority, from highest to lowest, priority in its recommendations
for acquisitions:
(1) Land that are unique and productive agricultural lands, including:
(A) Arable areas; and
(B) Lands with existing agricultural infrastructure;
[(1)] (2) Lands having exceptional value
due to the presence of:
(A) Unique aesthetic resources;
(B) Unique and valuable cultural or archaeological resources; or
(C) Habitats for threatened or endangered species of flora, fauna, or aquatic resources;
[(2)] (3) Lands that are in imminent danger
of development;
[(3)] (4) Lands that are in imminent
danger of being modified, changed, or used in a manner to diminish its value;
[(4)] (5) Lands providing critical
habitats for threatened or endangered species that are in imminent danger of
being harmed or negatively impacted; and
[(5)] (6) Lands containing cultural or
archaeological sites or resources that are in danger of theft or destruction[;
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(6) Lands that are unique and productive
agricultural lands]."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Legacy Land Conservation Program; Land Acquisition Priorities
Description:
Amends section 173A-2.6, HRS, to require the legacy land conservation commission to recommend agricultural lands, including arable areas and areas containing existing agricultural infrastructure, as the top priority for acquisition under the legacy land conservation program.
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