HB 1323 Summary

• Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 166E-1 to include lands designated as intensive agricultural use, special livestock use, and pasture use as public lands that should be transferred to the Department of Agriculture.

• Changes Section 166E-3(a) to require the Department of Agriculture to accept and manage qualifying non-agricultural park lands upon Board of Agriculture approval, subject to land suitability for agricultural activities as determined by the board.

• Removes the requirement for mutual agreement and approval from both the Board of Land and Natural Resources and Board of Agriculture for land transfers.

• Specifies that designated conservation lands not currently in agricultural use remain under the Department of Land and Natural Resources jurisdiction.

• Transfers related assets, including position counts, to the Department of Agriculture for management of non-agricultural park lands and related facilities.