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HI HB1570

Bill

Status

Enrolled

4/12/2011

Primary Sponsor

Isaac Choy

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates funds to reimburse qualified livestock producers for animal feed costs, including beef cattle, dairy cows or goats, hogs, and poultry operations.

  • Expands eligibility for the livestock revitalization program to include goat dairy farmers with a minimum of 25 lactating milking goats, in addition to existing requirements for dairy cows (350+), poultry (3,000+ birds), hogs (50+ sows), and beef cattle (100+ head annually).

  • Limits reimbursement grants to a maximum of $250,000 per qualified producer per year and requires producers maintain minimum herd/flock sizes or forfeit the subsidy for that fiscal quarter.

  • Requires applicants to submit quarterly documentation of feed costs, quarterly financial statements, and annual financial statements certified by the applicant and preparer within 90 days of fiscal year end.

  • Establishes that appropriations do not lapse at fiscal year end but must be encumbered by June 30, 2014, and takes effect July 1, 2030.

Legislative Description

Feedstock Costs; Appropriation; Livestock; Goat Milk

Last Action

(H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-29-11 at 5:55pm in Conference Room 224.

4/29/2011

Committee Referrals

Finance2/17/2011
Agriculture1/28/2011

Full Bill Text

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