THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2017

 

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT

Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair

Senator Gil Riviere, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON WATER AND LAND

Senator Karl Rhoads, Chair

Senator Mike Gabbard, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Monday, February 13, 2017

TIME:

2:45 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 224

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 1208

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Establishes the agribusiness land and facilities special fund to acquire, lease, manage, and operate large tracts of former agricultural land in the State for purposes of agricultural economic development.

 

AEN/WTL, WAM

SB 1309

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO LAND EXCHANGE.

Allows the governor to negotiate land exchanges to acquire lands that are suitable for long-term diversified agricultural production.  Requires a report to the legislature.

 

WTL/AEN, WAM

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

Click here to submit testimony to the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Environment.

 

Testimony may be submitted up to 24 hours prior to the start of the hearing.

 

FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT (808) 586-6693.

 

 

 

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Senator Karl Rhoads

Chair

 

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Senator Mike Gabbard

Chair