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HI SB1183
Bill
Status
1/26/2011
Primary Sponsor
Donovan Cruz
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AI Summary
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Adds new power to the Board of Land and Natural Resources authorizing it to enter into cooperative agreements with any state department to manage and develop vacant public lands for agricultural purposes or uses.
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Amends Section 171-55.5 to rename "Agricultural plots" to "Agricultural uses" and requires the department to adopt rules allowing use of vacant public lands for farming or agricultural recreation in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture and City and County of Honolulu.
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Establishes authority for the Department of Land and Natural Resources to collaborate with other state departments, including the Department of Agriculture, for managing public lands designated for agricultural development.
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Takes effect upon approval.
Legislative Description
Public Lands; DLNR; Cooperative Agreements; Agricultural Uses
Last Action
(S) The committee(s) on WLH recommend(s) that the measure be HELD. The votes in WLH were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Solomon, Shimabukuro, Tokuda; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Ryan, Slom.
2/12/2011