THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2562

TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to agriculture.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that the department of agriculture is developing and supporting loss mitigation and efficiency improvement in the State's agriculture industry in an effort to achieve the State's goal of doubling local food production by 2020.  The legislature further finds that doubling local food production is vital for the State's future well-being and that it is therefore essential to provide the department of agriculture with sufficient resources to help achieve this goal.  Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds to the department of agriculture for the establishment and administration of the agriculture grant program to support local food production in the State.

     SECTION 2.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $1,500,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2018-2019 for establishment and administration of the agriculture grant program to support local food production in the State.

     The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of agriculture for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2018.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Department of Agriculture; Agriculture Grant Program; Appropriation

 

Description:

Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture for the establishment and administration of the Agriculture Grant Program to support local food production in the State.

 

 

 

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