THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2011

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Chair
Senator Gilbert Kahele, Vice-Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2011

DATE:

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

TIME:

2:45 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 229
State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

SB1343
Testimony

Status

RELATING TO ELECTRICITY RATES.
Establishes a process for preferential rates for electricity used for agricultural activities.

AGL, CPN

SB1143
Testimony

Status

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Provides a grant to the 4 Ag Hawaii nonprofit corporation to expand its "Buy Local, It Matters" campaign.

AGL, WAM

SB1513
Testimony

Status

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Eliminates the application fee and license fees for milk producers, producer-distributors, and distributors.

AGL, WAM

SB736
Testimony

Status

RELATING TO LAND USE.
Creates a temporary task force to study agricultural land classification, considering existing land use laws and appropriate uses for important agricultural lands.  Report to the legislature.

WLH/AGL, WAM
[Measure added on 2/12/2011]

No testimony will be accepted.

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.

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