HI SB774

Board of Land and Natural Resources, in conjunction with the taro security and purity task force, shall create an inventory identifying public lands that qualify as potential taro lands.

Board of Land and Natural Resources shall submit a report with findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the legislature no later than twenty days before the 2016 regular session convenes.

Appropriates unspecified funds out of general revenues for fiscal years 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 to the Board of Land and Natural Resources to carry out the inventory and reporting requirements.

Establishes a new classification of agricultural public lands designated as "taro lands" to protect wetland taro cultivation areas (lo'i kalo) and ancient wetland agricultural structures on state-owned conservation lands.

Effective date is July 1, 2050.