Report Title:

Disposition of Public Land for Agricultural Use; Negotiations

Description:

Allows the disposition of public lands used for agricultural operations to be determined by negotiation without regard to certain limitations, including public notice requirements.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1068

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2005

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

relating to disposition of public lanDs.

 

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

SECTION 1. Section 171-59, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

"(b) Disposition of public lands for airline, aircraft, airport-related, agricultural, agricultural processing, cattle feed production, aquaculture, marine, maritime, and maritime-related operations may be negotiated without regard to the limitations set forth in subsection (a) and section 171-16(c); provided that:

(1) The disposition encourages competition within the aeronautical, airport-related, agricultural, aquaculture, maritime, and maritime-related industries;

(2) The disposition shall not exceed a maximum term of thirty-five years; and

(3) The method of disposition of public lands for cattle feed production as set forth in this subsection shall not apply after December 31, 1988.

For the purpose of this subsection: ["agricultural processing"]

"Agricultural processing" means the processing of agricultural products, including dairying, grown, raised, or produced in Hawaii[, "airport-related"].

"Airport-related" means a purpose or activity that requires air transportation to achieve that purpose or activity[, and "maritime-related"].

"Maritime-related" means a purpose or activity that requires and is directly related to the loading, off-loading, storage, or distribution of goods and services of the maritime industry."

SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

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

INTRODUCED BY:

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