HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1933

TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014

 

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 supporting local agriculture is a strategic public investment that will build community resilience and strengthen the productive base of the economy.  The current lack of young farmers and ranchers with the experience, skills, and ambition to undertake the rigorous and complex work of farming and ranching as a business poses a significant hurdle to revitalizing local agriculture.  To address this problem, the legislature finds that rebuilding existing programs that educate, support, and encourage youth to undertake agriculture careers, like the 4-H program, is a timely and efficient means of achieving community resilience and sustainability.

     The purpose of this Act is to appropriate moneys for the 4‑H program and an organic education and demonstration garden.

     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 2014-2015 for the University of Hawaii, college of tropical agriculture and human resources, to implement and operate the 4-H program to educate and support youth in agriculture careers.

The sum appropriated shall be expended by the University of Hawaii for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 3.  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 2014-2015 for the University of Hawaii, college of tropical agriculture and human resources, to support and develop an organic education and demonstration garden to serve as a site for experimental education in ecologically based agriculture, horticulture, and ethnobotany.  The organic education and demonstration garden shall be designated to serve native Hawaiian and Pacific islander populations with innovative efforts that honor the host culture through integrated study of traditional land use practices and modern science.

     The sum appropriated shall be expended by the University of Hawaii for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2014.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

4-H; University of Hawaii; College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources; Organic Garden; Appropriation

 

Description:

Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii, college of tropical agriculture and human resources, to operate and implement the 4-H program and organic education and demonstration garden.  Effective 7/1/2014.

 

 

 

 

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