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HI SCR118
Concurrent Resolution
AI Summary
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Request that the Department of Agriculture designate areas in each county for dairy operations and develop incentives to increase dairy operations statewide
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Require the Department of Agriculture to submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2019 Regular Session
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Department must include in its report a map and explanation of designated areas for dairy operations in each county, proposed incentives to increase dairy operations, and examination of effects of the Milk Act on Hawaii's dairy industry decline
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Address Hawaii's declining dairy production from 160 million pounds in 1988 to 1.75 million gallons (15 million pounds) in 2017, with only two dairies operating and one closing in spring 2019
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Recognize that local dairy production is needed to reduce reliance on imported milk and increase state food security
Legislative Description
Requesting The Department Of Agriculture To Designate Areas In Each County For Dairy Operations And Develop Incentives To Increase Dairy Operations In The State.
Department of Agriculture
Last Action
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Eli, Gates, Holt, Nakamura excused (4).
4/15/2019