THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2018

 

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT

Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair

Senator Gil Riviere, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Friday, February 9, 2018

TIME:

1:15 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 224

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 2111

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Establishes a two-year agricultural theft and vandalism pilot project to examine the effectiveness of prosecuting agricultural theft and agricultural vandalism in the county of Hawaii.  Appropriates funds.

 

AEN, JDC/WAM

SB 2522

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Establishes the agriculture accelerator program to authorize the agribusiness development corporation to provide moneys and invest in existing or new agriculture businesses approved by the board of directors of the ADC in return for equity in those agriculture businesses.  Establishes an agriculture accelerator special fund to provide funds for the agribusiness development corporation to provide moneys to and invest in agriculture businesses under the agriculture accelerator program.

 

AEN, WAM

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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Senator Mike Gabbard

Chair