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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-6970.