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HI HB503

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/23/2017

Primary Sponsor

Lauren Matsumoto

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates funds from general revenues for fiscal year 2017-2018 to the department of agriculture's pesticides branch on Oahu to hire one full-time equivalent chemist position and two full-time equivalent case developer positions
  • Legislature finds that Hawaii residents are concerned about insufficient oversight of restricted use pesticides and that response times to alleged violations are unreasonably long, particularly on Oahu
  • Aims to address public concerns and improve public health, safety, and welfare by ensuring adequate staffing to administer and regulate restricted use pesticides under Hawaii pesticide law
  • Directs the department of agriculture to expend appropriated funds for hiring and retaining the three new positions in the pesticides branch

Legislative Description

Relating To Agriculture.

Appropriation ($)

Last Action

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

2/15/2017

Committee Referrals

Finance2/15/2017
Agriculture1/25/2017

Full Bill Text

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