HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2005
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COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE |
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Rep. Felipe P. Abinsay, Jr., Chair |
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Rep. Clift Tsuji, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Jerry L. Chang |
Rep. Glenn Wakai |
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Rep. Robert N. Herkes |
Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita |
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Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu |
Rep. Chris Halford |
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Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay |
Rep. Bud Stonebraker |
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COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, & OCEAN RESOURCES |
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Rep. Ezra Kanoho, Chair |
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Rep. Brian Schatz, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Lyla B. Berg, Ph.D. |
Rep. Tommy Waters |
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Rep. Cindy Evans |
Rep. Colleen Rose Meyer |
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Rep. Hermina M. Morita |
Rep. Cynthia Thielen |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Wednesday, February 9, 2005 |
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TIME: |
8:30am |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING BILLS PREVIOUSLY HEARD ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2005. AS THIS IS A DECISION MAKING ONLY, NO PUBLIC TESTIMONY WILL BE ACCEPTED.
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HB 166 |
RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY DISCLOSURES. Require sellers of residential property to disclose to buyers the close proximity of agricultural lands by including this geographic information in the disclosure statement provided to buyers. |
AGR/WLO, FIN |
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HB 167 |
RELATING TO STATE AGRICULTURAL LEASES. Requires lease rent appraisals for reopenings of state agricultural leases to be based on non-compounded inflation, rather than fair market value, provided that the lessees are in compliance with the terms of the lease. |
AGR/WLO, FIN |
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DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING BILLS PREVIOUSLY HEARD ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 5, 2005. AS THIS IS A DECISION MAKING ONLY, NO PUBLIC TESTIMONY WILL BE ACCEPTED.
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HB 1033 |
RELATING TO INCOME TAX. Establishes an income tax credit for farmers who are forced to purchase water at higher rates from county water boards rather than at lower state irrigation system rates. Establishes the amount of the credit as the difference in the cost of water at the rates charged by the county board of water supply and the state irrigation system. Defines "farmer" as one who derives at least 50% of gross income from farming. |
AGR/WLO, FIN |
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HB 1034 |
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE AGRICULTURAL WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, UPCOUNTRY KULA, MAUI WATERSHED. Authorizes the issuance of general obligations bonds and appropriates funds for the final phase of the upcountry Maui watershed project to build a pipeline from Omaopio Tank to Keokea. |
AGR/WLO, FIN |
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HB 1641 |
RELATING TO NON-AGRICULTURAL PARK LANDS. Establishes the Non-Agricultural Park Land Special Fund to pay for costs incurred in managing, administering, and overseeing non-agricultural park lands that are transferred, or in the process of being transferred, to the department of agriculture. |
AGR/WLO, EDB, FIN |
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HB 1667 |
RELATING TO HOME OCCUPATIONS IN AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS. Allows counties to permit home occupations in agricultural districts without requiring a special permit. |
AGR/WLO, FIN |
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HB 1201 |
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL THEFT. Establishes that the fact that a person is in possession of agricultural commodities without an agricultural certificate is prima facie evidence that the person knows the character, nature, and value of the agricultural commodities; establishes that the fact that a person is in possession of livestock without a livestock certificate is prima facie evidence that the person knows the character, nature, and value of the livestock. |
AGR, JUD |
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HB 1082 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO ABATE AGRICULTURAL THEFT. Appropriates funds to establish an interagency task force to develop means to abate agricultural theft and funding therefor. Appropriates funds. |
AGR, JUD, FIN |
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HB 1245 |
RELATING TO BROWN TREE SNAKES. Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to handle and take appropriate action on containers that may contain items originating from Guam that are not documented as having been inspected by an approved agency to be apparently free of brown tree snakes. |
AGR, JUD, FIN |
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HB 1360 |
RELATING TO THE WAIALUA AGRIBUSINESS INCUBATOR. Authorizes the issuance of GO bonds for the University of Hawaii for the planning, design, and construction of an agribusiness incubator in the Waialua District. |
AGR, HED, FIN |
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HB 1698 |
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL TAX CREDITS. Establishes an agricultural land use tax credit equal to the amount of county property tax paid by taxpayers use their land for commercial purposes; reduces each county's portion of the transient accommodations tax revenue by the amount of credits claimed against each county's property tax assessments. |
AGR, TAC, FIN |
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 45 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) THE AGR COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 326, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2) THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS TESTIMONY DROP OFF BOX IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT. TESTIMONY MAY ALSO BE FAXED IF LESS THAN 5 PAGES IN LENGTH TO THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT: 586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859 (NEIGHBOR ISLANDS). WHEN FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE TESTIMONY IS BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING, AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES THAT IS NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.
IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8-1/2" X 11" SHEET WITH TWO HOLES PUNCHED AT THE TOP. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE AGR COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6010.
IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.
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________________________________________ Rep. Ezra R. Kanoho Chair |
________________________________________ Rep. Felipe P. Abinsay, Jr. Chair |
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