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HI HB577

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/23/2023

Primary Sponsor

Jenna Takenouchi

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Origin

House of Representatives

2023 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes a rose ringed parakeet interagency task force within the department of agriculture, chaired by the chairperson of the board of agriculture, with members from business, health, land and natural resources, transportation departments and all county mayors.

  • Task force shall develop short-, medium-, and long-term solutions to address rose ringed parakeet proliferation, including necessary legislative actions and identification of research collaboration opportunities with international partners facing the same invasive species problem.

  • Task force must submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2024.

  • Appropriates unspecified general revenue funds to the department of land and natural resources for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 for population control and eradication of rose ringed parakeets across Hawaii.

  • Effective date set for June 30, 3000.

Legislative Description

Relating To Invasive Species.

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 none excused (0).

2/15/2023

Committee Referrals

Finance2/15/2023
Agriculture1/27/2023

Full Bill Text

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