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HI SB782

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

3/7/2023

Primary Sponsor

Lynn Decoite

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Origin

Senate

2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes a grant program in the Department of Agriculture to provide financial assistance to taro farmers for cultivating taro for consumption.

  • Requires grant applicants to submit a substantive plan for increasing taro production and comply with all applicable federal and state laws, including non-discrimination requirements.

  • Appropriates unspecified funding to the Department of Agriculture for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 to support the taro farmer grant program (dollar amounts left blank in bill text).

  • Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to adopt administrative rules to implement the grant program and specifies that grants cannot exceed a set amount per applicant (amount not specified in bill text).

  • Takes effect on July 1, 2050.

Legislative Description

Relating To Taro.

Appropriation ($)

Last Action

Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

3/25/2024

Committee Referrals

Finance3/22/2023
Agriculture3/9/2023
Ways and Means2/15/2023
Agriculture and Environment1/25/2023

Full Bill Text

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