HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

 

COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, OCEAN RESOURCES & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Rep. Ken Ito, Chair

Rep. Pono Chong, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Mele Carroll

Rep. Roland D. Sagum, III

Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay

Rep. Scott K. Saiki

Rep. Hermina M. Morita

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

 

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE

Rep. Clift Tsuji, Chair

Rep. Tom Brower, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Lyla B. Berg, Ph.D.

Rep. Glenn Wakai

Rep. Jerry L. Chang

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Rep. Faye P. Hanohano

Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita

Rep. Robert N. Herkes

Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching

Rep. Joey Manahan

Rep. Colleen Rose Meyer

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

DATE:

Friday, February 9, 2007

TIME:

8:30 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HB 257

RELATING TO LAND USE.

Imposes conditions on the subdivision of lands in the agricultural district.  Limits county zoning power in agricultural district.  Requires special permit for land in rural district to require approval of land use commission.

 

WLH/AGR

HB 1901

RELATING TO LAND USE.

(1) Sets forth permissible uses on important agricultural lands; 

(2) Requires counties to adopt by ordinance permissible uses and infrastructure standards within rural and urban districts; and

(3) Makes comprehensive amendments to land use law to improve use of rural and agricultural lands.

 

 

WLH/AGR

HB 1922

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS.

Expedites the designation of important agricultural lands by the land use commission by eliminating the landowner/farmer process and the county process, and allowing the land use commission to initiate the designation process and allowing landowners to petition the land use commission for designation.  Allows the landowner petition for important agricultural land designation to take effect without the legislative enactment of incentive/protection legislation.  Removes the county from the special permit process.

 

WLH/AGR

HB 408

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Prohibits any industrial, commercial, or residential development or infrastructure serving the development within one thousand feet from the property line of any farming operation.

 

WLH/AGR, JUD

HB 402

RELATING TO THE LAND CONSERVATION FUND.

Allows the Land Conservation Fund to acquire interests or rights in land having value as a resource to the State through agricultural easements.  Specifies that the Land Conservation Fund can be used for the payment of debt service relating to the acquisition of interests or rights in land having value as a resource to the State.

 

WLH/AGR, FIN

 

 

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Rep. Clift Tsuji

Chair

 

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Rep. Ken Ito

Chair