SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT
FLOOR AMENDMENT NO. 1 Date JUL 10 2007
SECTION 1. Senate Bill No. 837, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1, is amended by amending section 5 to read as follows:
"SECTION 5. The purpose of this part is to comply with article XI, sections 3 and 10 of the state constitution, relating to the protection of agricultural lands and the promotion of farm ownership and diversified agriculture, by establishing a process to ensure that certain lands in the Kunia area on Oahu:
(1) Remain available for agricultural use;
(2) Are properly managed to ensure continued economic viability while used for agriculture; and
(3) Are managed in a manner that is sensitive to and consistent with the needs of farmers in the Kunia area.
The legislature finds that this Act is in accordance with article XI, sections 3 and 10 of the state constitution, is in the public interest, and will preserve agricultural activities in the area and a lifestyle that benefits the Kunia community at large."
SECTION 2. Senate Bill No. 837, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1, is amended by amending section 6 to read as follows:
"SECTION 6. (a) The agribusiness development corporation may acquire privately-owned agricultural lands located in the Kunia area of Oahu.
(b) The agribusiness development corporation may acquire the lands with moneys appropriated under section 8 of this Act, including acquisition through condemnation pursuant to chapter 101, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
(c) The agribusiness development corporation shall submit to the legislature a progress report on its actions to acquire the Kunia agricultural lands no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the 2008 regular session."
SECTION 3. Senate Bill No. 837, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1, is amended by amending section 8 on page 6, lines 14 through 18 to read as follows:
“SECTION 8. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $9,200,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for fiscal year 2007-2008 for acquiring agricultural lands owned by private entities in Kunia on the island of Oahu, including through condemnation pursuant to chapter 101, Hawaii Revised Statutes, but the stated amount shall be the maximum amount allowed for agricultural land acquisition.”
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