THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2011
|
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE |
|
Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Chair |
|
Senator Gilbert Kahele, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
|
DATE: |
Thursday, February 3, 2011 |
|
TIME: |
2:45 p.m. |
|
PLACE: |
Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
|
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT. Expands the authorized uses of the agricultural development and food security special fund to include the improvement and investigative studies of dams and reservoirs. Authorizes director of finance to issue general obligation bonds for the special fund.
|
AGL, WAM |
|
|
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE EAST KAUAI IRRIGATION SYSTEM. Appropriates funds for the continued operation and maintenance of the east Kauai irrigation system.
|
AGL, WAM |
|
|
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LOANS. Reduces the new farmer program loan interest rate; increases the loan limits; reduces the number of credit denials required to qualify for the program; appropriates funds.
|
AGL, WAM |
|
|
RELATING TO THE LONG-TERM AGRICULTURAL LEASE TASK FORCE. Establishes the long-term agricultural lease task force in the department of agriculture; makes appropriation.
|
AGL, WAM |
|
|
RELATING TO ELECTRICITY RATES. Establishes a process for preferential rates for electricity used for agricultural activities.
|
AGL, CPN |
|
|
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Requires the State to attain certain food sustainability standards by enumerated deadlines. Requires the department of agriculture to monitor the State's progress with respect to achieving the food sustainability standards. Authorizes the department of agriculture to impose penalties for the State's failure to reach the respective food sustainability standard deadlines. Requires the department of agriculture to report to the legislature annually. Makes an appropriation to the department of agriculture to effectuate the purpose of this Act.
|
AGL, WAM |
|
|
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Provides a grant pursuant to chapter 42F, HRS, to the 4Ag Hawaii nonprofit corporation to expand its outreach and e-educational initiatives begun in 2010.
|
AGL, WAM |
|
|
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Provides a grant to the 4 Ag Hawaii nonprofit corporation to expand its "Buy Local, It Matters" campaign.
|
AGL, WAM |
|
|
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Eliminates the application fee and license fees for milk producers, producer-distributors, and distributors.
|
AGL, WAM |
|
|
|
|
|
Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
FOR AMENDED HEARING NOTICES: If the notice is an amended notice, measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored. If there is a measure that is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.
Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways by 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing:
· By Email: Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Committee at AGLTestimony@Capitol.hawaii.gov . Please indicate the measure, date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.
· By Web: Testimony may be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.
· In person: 1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 204, State Capitol.
· By fax: Testimony may be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing.
Please note: If you submit your written testimony after 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing, please sign-in at the staff table to testify orally. A copy of your testimony may not be available during the hearing but will be posted online for the public after the hearing.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.
Please note: All testimony received by the Hawaii Senate will be posted on the Hawaii Legislature's Website. Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.
Public Folder. A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6824.
|
|
|
________________________________________ Senator Clarence K. Nishihara Chair |
|
|
|
|