STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1626

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 206

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Tourism, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 206, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE TO CONVENE AN AGRICULTURAL TOURISM TASK FORCE,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to encourage economic diversification by requesting the Chairperson of the Board of Agriculture to convene an Agricultural Tourism Task Force to examine the feasibility of:

 

     (1)  Authorizing agricultural tourism activities on agricultural lands; and

 

     (2)  Exempting farmers and cattlemen, who have operated an agricultural business and paid general excise taxes for at least five consecutive years, from county laws relating to the construction of buildings or structures that are used for agricultural tourism activities.

 

     The Department of Agriculture offered comments on this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Tourism that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 206, H.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Tourism,

 

 

 

 

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TOM BROWER, Chair