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HI HB252

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/20/2017

Primary Sponsor

Richard Creagan

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates funds from general revenues to implement recommendations from the joint fact finding study group's May 25, 2016 report on pesticide use by large agribusinesses on Kauai.

  • The appropriation is for fiscal years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019, with the specific dollar amount left blank in the bill text.

  • Funds will be expended by the Department of Agriculture to implement the study group's recommendations.

  • The study group was established following a 2013 Kauai County ordinance on pesticides and genetically modified organisms, and conducted fact-finding between January 2015 and April 2016.

  • The bill takes effect on July 31, 2150.

Legislative Description

Relating To Pesticides.

Appropriation ($)

Last Action

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) DeCoite, Har, Morikawa, Onishi, Say, Tokioka voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kobayashi, Oshiro excused (2).

2/15/2017

Committee Referrals

Finance2/15/2017
Agriculture1/23/2017

Full Bill Text

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