THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2008

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Chair

Senator J. Kalani English, Vice Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2008

DATE:	Thursday, March 27, 2008
TIME:	2:45 p.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 224 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Monday, March 24, 2008)

HB 2085, HD1 Testimony	RELATING TO THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. Requires at least four of the eight members of the Board of the Agribusiness Development Corporation to have knowledge, experience, and expertise within certain secondary industries related to agriculture.  (HB2085 HD1)	AHW
HB 2502, HD2 Testimony	RELATING TO SOLAR ENERGY. Makes solar energy facilities a permitted use in the agricultural district on class D or E land.  (HB2502 HD2)	AHW/ENE
HB 2503, HD1 Testimony	RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS. Permits the use of lands in agricultural land use districts to be used for agricultural-energy facilities provided that the primary activity of the agricultural-energy enterprise is agricultural activity. (HB2503 HD1)	AHW/ENE
HB 3179 Testimony	RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCER. Amends the definition of "renewable energy producer" to include growers and producers of organic materials used primarily for the production of biofuels or other fuels, so that they will be eligible for direct leases of public land.	ENE/AHW

No testimony will be accepted.

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