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HI HB2329
Bill
Status
Engrossed
2/29/2024
Primary Sponsor
Nadine Nakamura
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AI Summary
- Establishes a one-year pilot program to reduce rose-ringed parakeet populations on Kauai and Oahu through roost culling based on USDA research findings
- Appropriates general fund revenues for fiscal year 2024-2025 to the Department of Land and Natural Resources' native resources and fire protection program (LNR402) for the pilot program
- Addresses documented invasive species threats including damage to agricultural crops (lychee, mango, papaya, corn, citrus), displacement of native birds, spreading of avian disease, and community disturbances
- Notes 2021 Kauai rose-ringed parakeet population of 12,500 with projections for exponential growth
- Declares that the appropriation will exceed the state general fund expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2024-2025 and sunsets the program on June 30, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating To Rose-ringed Parakeets.
Appropriation
Last Action
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-26-24 9:15AM in conference room 325.
4/25/2024
Committee Referrals
Ways and Means3/22/2024
Agriculture and Environment3/7/2024
Finance2/16/2024
Agriculture1/26/2024
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