THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

491

THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019

S.D. 2

STATE OF HAWAII

H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

     SECTION 1.  Unless otherwise clear from the context, as used in this Act:

     "Expending agency" means the executive department, independent commission, bureau, office, board, or other establishment of the state government (other than the legislature, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and judiciary), the political subdivisions of the State, or any quasi‑public institution supported in whole or in part by state funds, which is authorized to expend specified appropriations made by this Act.

     Abbreviations, where used to denote the expending agency, shall mean the following:

     AGR  Department of Agriculture

     "Means of financing" or "MOF" means the source from which funds are appropriated or authorized to be expended for the programs and projects specified in this Act.  All appropriations are followed by letter symbols.  Such letter symbols, where used, shall have the following meanings:

     A    general funds

     B    special funds

     C    general obligation bond fund

     D    general obligation bond fund with debt service cost to be paid from special funds

     E    revenue bond funds

     J    federal aid interstate funds

     K    federal aid primary funds

     L    federal aid secondary funds

     M    federal aid urban funds

     N    federal funds

     P    other federal funds

     R    private contributions

     S    county funds

     T    trust funds

     U    interdepartmental transfers

     W    revolving funds

     X    other funds

     "Position ceiling" means the maximum number of permanent and temporary full-time equivalent positions authorized for a particular program during a specified period or periods, as denoted by an asterisk for permanent full-time equivalent positions and a pound sign for temporary full-time equivalent positions.

     "Program ID" means the unique identifier for the specific program and consists of the abbreviation for the organization responsible for carrying out the program followed by the organization number for the program.

     SECTION 2.  The following sums, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to accomplish the purposes and programs designated herein, are hereby appropriated or authorized, as the case may be, from the means of financing specified to the expending agencies designated for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2021.  The total expenditures and the number of positions in each fiscal year of the biennium shall not exceed the sums and the position ceilings indicated for each fiscal year in Act 49, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, as amended by Act 53, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, except as provided elsewhere in this Act or as provided by general law.

1.   AGR101/GA

 

SUPPLEMENT AGRICULTURAL LOAN REVOLVING FUND TO EXPAND LOCAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION.

 

OPERATING                         AGR                 A              A

 

2.   AGR122/EB

 

ADD INVASIVE SPECIES SPECIALISTS TO SUPPORT THE HAWAII INTERAGENCY BIOSECURITY PLAN.

 

                                                  4.00*          4.00*

OPERATING                         AGR                 A              A

 

3.   AGR132/DC

 

ADD LIVESTOCK INSPECTOR POSITION AND INCREASE ANIMAL CARETAKER POSITIONS.

 

                                                  2.50*          2.50*

OPERATING                         AGR                 A              A

 

4.   AGR151/BB

 

INCREASE FUNDING FOR FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION GRANTS TO FARMERS AND RANCHERS.

 

OPERATING                         AGR                 A              A

 

5.   AGR171/BA

 

ADD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POSITION TO MANAGE GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.

 

                                                   1.0*           1.0*

OPERATING                         AGR                 A              A

 

6.   AGR192/AA

 

INCREASE FUNDING FOR REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT-WIDE.

 

OPERATING                         AGR                 A              A

7.   AGR192/AA

 

ADD PROGRAM SPECIALIST POSITION TO MANAGE THE FARM TO STATE PROGRAM.

 

                                                  1.00*          1.00*

OPERATING                         AGR                 A              A

 

8.   AGR846/EE

 

ADD ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST POSITIONS TO SUPPORT THE PESTICIDES BRANCH AND MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF ACT 45, SLH 2018.

 

                                                  2.00*          2.00*

OPERATING                         AGR                 A              A

 

9.   AGR132/

 

ADD A MICROBIOLOGIST POSITION FOR ANIMAL DISEASE CONTROL.

 

                                                  1.00*          1.00*

OPERATING                         AGR                 A              A

 

10.  AGR141/

 

ADD FUNDS FOR LITIGATION FOR AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.

 

OPERATING                         AGR                 A              

 

11.  AGR171/

 

ADD FUNDS FOR AGRICULTURAL SURVEYS FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING.

 

OPERATING                         AGR                 A              A

 

12.  AGR171/

 

ADD FUNDS FOR MAINTENANCE OF A CONTRACT DATABASE SYSTEM FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING.

 

OPERATING                         AGR                 A              A

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2150.

 

Report Title:

Budget; Department of Agriculture; Operating Expenses; Appropriation

 

Description:

Appropriates funds for operating expenses of the Department of Agriculture.  (SB491 HD1)

 

 

 

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