Report Title:

Macadamia Nuts; Coffee

 

Description:

Imposes a fee on imported macadamia nuts and coffee of $.04 per pound to be paid into a special fund to be administered by the Department of Agriculture for the costs of inspection of imported macadamia nuts and coffee and related enforcement activities, and for marketing of Hawaii grown macadamia nuts and coffee.

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1673

TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2001

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO imported agricultural products.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Chapter 147, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding two new sections to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§147- Inspection fee; macadamia nuts and coffee. The department shall impose an inspection fee of four cents per pound on all macadamia nuts and coffee imported into the State.

§147- Macadamia nut and coffee special fund. There is created in the treasury of the State, a special fund to be known as the macadamia nut and coffee special fund to be administered by the department of agriculture. All fees collected under section 147- , any state appropriations, or other moneys made available for the cost of inspections shall be deposited into the special fund. All interest earned or accrued on moneys deposited in the special fund shall become a part of the fund. Moneys in the special fund shall be expended to cover costs of inspection of imported macadamia nuts and coffee, related enforcement activities, and marketing of Hawaii-grown macadamia nuts and coffee."

SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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