REPORT TITLE:
Aquaculture


DESCRIPTION:
Authorizes the department of agriculture to assess fees for
aquatic animal and plant health diagnostic services relating to
aquaculture.  Establishes aquaculture development special fund.
Appropriation.  (SD1)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO AQUACULTURE.
 

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

 1      SECTION 1.  Chapter 141, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended
 
 2 by adding two new sections to be appropriately designated and to
 
 3 read as follows:
 
 4      "§141-    Fees for aquaculture services.  The department of
 
 5 agriculture may establish and assess fees pursuant to chapter 91
 
 6 for aquatic animal and plant health diagnostic services, and for
 
 7 any items or expert services purchased from the department
 
 8 related to aquaculture planning, disease management, and the
 
 9 marketing of seafood products; provided that the assessment of
 
10 these fees does not violate any other provision of this chapter.
 
11      §141-    Aquaculture development special fund.  (a)  There
 
12 is established in the state treasury the aquaculture development
 
13 special fund, into which shall be deposited:
 
14      (1)  Appropriations from the legislature to the aquaculture
 
15           development special fund;
 
16      (2)  Moneys collected as fees for special microbiological
 
17           and histological procedures and expert aquaculture-
 
18           related services;
 
19      (3)  Moneys collected from the sale of any item related to
 

 
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 1           aquaculture development which is purchased from the
 
 2           department;
 
 3      (4)  Moneys directed to the aquaculture development program
 
 4           from any other sources, including but not limited to
 
 5           grants, gifts, and awards; and
 
 6      (5)  Moneys derived from interest, dividend, or other income
 
 7           from the above sources.
 
 8      (b)  Moneys in the aquaculture development special fund
 
 9 shall be used for the following purposes:
 
10      (1)  To implement the aquatic disease management programs
 
11           and activities of the department, including provision
 
12           of state funds to match federal grants; and
 
13      (2)  To support research and development programs and
 
14           activities relating to expansion of the state
 
15           aquaculture industry.  Research and development
 
16           programs and activities funded under this paragraph may
 
17           be conducted by department personnel or through
 
18           contracts with the University of Hawaii or other
 
19           qualified persons."
 
20      SECTION 2.  There is appropriated out of the aquaculture
 
21 development special fund the sum of $30,000, or so much thereof
 
22 as may be necessary for fiscal year 2000-2001, to carry out the
 
23 purposes of the aquaculture development special fund.
 

 
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 1      SECTION 3.  The sum appropriated shall be expended by the
 
 2 department of agriculture for the purposes of the aquaculture
 
 3 development special fund.
 
 4      SECTION 4.  New statutory material is underscored.
 
 5      SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2000.