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HI HB502
Bill
Status
2/28/2014
Primary Sponsor
Jessica Wooley
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AI Summary
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Establishes full-time equivalent (FTE) positions within the Department of Agriculture to monitor local food production and increase agricultural self-sufficiency.
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Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to issue a request for proposals to contract for a report establishing a food sufficiency baseline that determines the percentage of food currently consumed and produced in Hawaii.
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Requires the contracted entity to submit baseline findings to the legislature no later than twenty days before the 2015 regular legislative session convenes.
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Appropriates general revenue funds for fiscal year 2014-2015 to establish the Department of Agriculture positions for monitoring local food production.
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Takes effect on July 1, 2050.
Legislative Description
Department of Agriculture; Local Food Production; Request for Proposals; Food Sufficiency Baseline; Appropriation ($)
Last Action
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
3/14/2014