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Hawaii State Legislature
2009 Regular Session
HB1009

Measure Title:  RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS WHICH ARE IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS.
Report Title:  Agriculture; Important Agricultural Lands; Public Land
Description:  Describes public land designated as important agricultural lands as equivalent to but distinct from important agricultural lands. Authorizes department of agriculture to select, identify and map potential important agricultural lands from all public lands transferred from department of land and natural resources as provided for and in compliance with chapters 166 and 166E, Hawaii Revised Statutes, using criteria and standards in chapter 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Authorizes board of agriculture to accept and transmit maps of public lands with potential as important agricultural lands for final designation by land use commission and to make final determination of what provisions of chapter 205, including important agricultural lands incentives, will apply or be made available for qualified public lands under jurisdiction of chapter 166 and chapter 166E.
Companion:  SB827
Package:  Gov
Current Referral:  WLO/AGR, FIN
Introducer(s):  SAY (BR)
Date Status Text
1/26/2009HPending introduction.
1/28/2009HIntroduced and Pass First Reading.
1/28/2009HReferred to WLO/AGR, FIN, referral sheet 3
2/9/2009HBill scheduled to be heard by WLO/AGR on Friday, 02-13-09 9:00 AM in House conference room 325.
2/13/2009HThe committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred.
2/13/2009HBill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-18-09 8:45AM in conference room 312.
2/18/2009HThe committees on WLO recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ito, Har, Cabanilla, Chang, Coffman, Morita, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 6 Excused: Representative(s) Chong, Herkes, C. Lee, Luke, Sagum, Ching.
2/18/2009HThe committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tsuji, Wooley, Berg, Choy, Evans, Manahan, Tokioka; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) McKelvey, Wakai, Marumoto.
2/19/2009HReported from WLO/AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 539), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2/20/2009HPassed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Bertram, McKelvey, Takai, Takumi, Tokioka excused (5).
5/11/2009DCarried over to 2010 Regular Session.

S = Senate
H = House
D = Data Systems
$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment

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This report was generated on Nov 23, 2009 at 2:03:18 AM
HB1009