THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2016

 

COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, AND AGRICULTURE

Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair

Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

TIME:

2:45 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 224

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HB 1869, HD1

      (HSCR821-16)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET.

Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture to assist and fund the National Wildlife Research Center with research of the negative impacts of the rose-ringed parakeet on Kauai and development and implementation of a control plan to reduce the negative impacts.  (HB1869 HD1)

 

WLA, WAM

HB 1982

      (HSCR669-16)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST BIG ISLAND DAIRY, LLC.

Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Big Island Dairy, LLC, with the operation of its dairy farm in Ookala.

 

WLA, WAM

HB 1999, HD1

      (HSCR672-16)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Establishes within the Livestock Revitalization Program a grant program for qualified feed developers.  Appropriates funds for the Feed Developer Grant Program, reimbursements to qualified producers for feed costs, and a survey of local feed ingredient sources.  (HB1999 HD1)

 

WLA, WAM

HB 2542, HD2

      (HSCR890-16)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE AUDITOR.

Directs the Auditor to audit the Plant Quarantine Branch of the Department of Agriculture.  (HB2542 HD2)

 

WLA, WAM

HB 2546, HD1

      (HSCR791-16)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Establishes the Agriculture Grant Program and Agriculture Grant Program Special Fund to provide grants to qualified farmers for certain farming activities.  Makes an appropriation.  (HB2546 HD1)

 

WLA, WAM

HB 2657, HD2

      (HSCR944-16)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Provides cost reimbursements to Molokai farmers and ranchers to reimburse costs of mandated food safety compliance audits and other related costs.  Appropriates moneys to the Maui Office of Economic Development to review and approve applications for the loan program.  (HB2657 HD2)

 

WLA, WAM

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

Click here to submit testimony to the Senate Committee on Water, Land, and Agriculture.

 

Testimony may be submitted up to 24 hours prior to the start of the hearing.

 

FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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Senator Mike Gabbard

Chair