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THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
1026 |
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
S.D. 1 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE ANIMAL INDUSTRY SPECIAL FUND.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the animal industry
special fund was established to receive moneys from the use or rental of animal
industry division properties or facilities and utilize them to assist with operation
expenditures of the division, including the State veterinary laboratory.
The veterinary laboratory:
(1) Provides
laboratory services and diagnostic support;
(2) Conducts
disease surveillance projects involving poultry, swine, dairy, and other
livestock and aquaculture industries; and
(3) Assists
industries, practicing veterinarians, the state animal quarantine branch, and
other governmental animal health agencies by providing a variety of testing
services, including but not limited to pathology, histopathology, parasitology,
and serology.
The state veterinary laboratory functionality
has been reduced over recent years due to loss of positions and grave issues with
the state of their facilities. In 2019, those
problems were resolved with a completed renovation of the roof and air conditioning
system. All of the vacant positions in the
laboratory were filled in 2019. Therefore,
the state veterinary laboratory is positioned to perform at optimal capacity.
The purpose of this Act is to add new sources
of revenue generated by the State veterinary laboratory and animal disease control
branch to be deposited into the animal industry division special fund.
SECTION 2. Section 142-3.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended
to read as follows:
"[[]§142-3.6[]] Animal industry special fund. There is established the animal industry
special fund to be administered by the board of agriculture. Moneys received by the board of agriculture
from:
(1) The use or rental of the division of animal
industry's properties or facilities, including the animal quarantine property
or facilities pursuant to section 142-3.5; [or]
(2) Appropriations or other moneys made available;
and
(3) Revenue from fees for diagnostic, surveillance, and other work by the veterinary laboratory and animal disease control branch of the animal industry division,
shall be deposited into the special fund. All interest earned or accrued on moneys deposited in the special fund shall become part of the special fund. Moneys in the special fund shall be expended to cover costs of the division of animal industry, including the costs of salaries, fringe benefits, operating expenses, equipment, motor vehicles, contract with any qualified person or entity for livestock handling services, and operating and maintenance of the animal industry facilities; provided that moneys in the special fund may be used to fund the department's resource management and planning programs. A reserve shall be maintained in the special fund to cover contingency costs, including accrued vacation leave, unemployment insurance, and workers' compensation."
SECTION 3.
Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Report Title:
Department of Agriculture; Animal Industry Special Fund
Description:
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.