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HI SB2622

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/8/2022

Primary Sponsor

Lynn Decoite

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Origin

Senate

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes a two-year pilot project under the Department of Agriculture to grow crops for biodiesel fuel production in Hawaii

  • Requires the pilot project to grow pongamia trees, sunflowers, safflower, or other crops deemed useful for biodiesel production by the department

  • Department of Agriculture must submit a report to the legislature no later than twenty days before the 2024 regular session with findings, recommendations, proposed legislation, and funding sources

  • Appropriates funds from general revenues for fiscal year 2022-2023 to establish and implement the biodiesel crop pilot project, with any unencumbered moneys lapsing on June 30, 2024

  • Takes effect on July 1, 2022

Legislative Description

Relating To Biofuels.

Appropriation ($)

Last Action

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Kapela, Perruso voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) D. Kobayashi voting no (1) and Representative(s) Branco, Ilagan, McKelvey, Ohno excused (4).

3/18/2022

Committee Referrals

Consumer Protection & Commerce3/18/2022
Agriculture3/10/2022
Ways and Means2/14/2022
Agriculture and Environment1/24/2022

Full Bill Text

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