Report Title:

Animal Quarantine

 

Description:

Allows the Department of Agriculture to negotiate the lease rent for use of the Animal Quarantine Station located in Halawa Valley on Oahu.

 


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

3120

TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT


 

 

RELATING TO ANIMAL QUARANTINE FACILITIES.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1. Section 142-3.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "[[]§142-3.5[]Authority to contract or rent facilities.  The board of agriculture is authorized to contract with third parties for the use or rental of animal quarantine property or facilities; provided that:

     (1)  The board determines the property or facilities are not required for use by the animal quarantine program during the term of use by the third party;

    [(2)  The property or facilities shall be leased or rented at fair market value;] and

    [(3)] (2)  The property or facilities shall be used only by the third party.

     Revenues generated by the use or rental of the animal quarantine property or facilities shall be used to defray the operational costs of the animal quarantine program and to minimize animal quarantine fees."

     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  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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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BY REQUEST