THE SENATE

THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2022

 

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT

Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair

Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Vice Chair

 

 

MEASURES DEFERRED TO MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2022

 

DATE:

Monday, February 7, 2022

TIME:

1:30 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 224 & Videoconference

TIMESLOT:

AEN

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

 

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SB 2973

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HEMP PRODUCTION.

Extends regulatory authority of the Department of Agriculture over hemp production until June 30, 2024.

 

AEN, JDC

SB 3001

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO SUNSCREEN.

Beginning January 1, 2023, prohibits the sale, offer for sale, or distribution in the State of any sunscreen that contains active ingredients that are not generally recognized as safe and effective by the Food and Drug Administration, without a prescription issued by a licensed health care provider.

 

AEN, CPN/JDC

SB 3197

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Establishes a Farmer Apprentice Mentoring Program to teach and train farmers to utilize a whole farm system approach to agriculture.  Makes an appropriation to the Department of Agriculture to provide mentoring on a whole farm system approach to agriculture.

 

AEN, WAM

SB 2068

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO LAND MANAGEMENT.

Repeals board approval requirements for transfers of certain public lands classified for agricultural use by the Department of Land and Natural Resources to the Department of Agriculture.  Requires the Department of Agriculture to accept the transfer of and manage certain qualifying non-conservation, non-agricultural park lands.  Requires the Department of Agriculture, prior to offering a lease, to inquire with the Department of Land and Natural Resources regarding any easements required for access to landlocked forest reserves or other assets on the lands subject to the lease.  Requires the Board of Land and Natural Resources to amend and extend certain leases for the lease to qualify for certain financing.  Authorizes the Board of Land and Natural Resources to amend and extend existing pasture leases and to issue new pasture leases by negotiation in furtherance of public purposes that the Department of Land and Natural Resources and Department of Agriculture are responsible for promoting.  Requires the Division of Forestry and Wildlife to seek approval from the Board of Land and Natural Resources before removing pasture lands for reforestation.  Requires the Division of Forestry and Wildlife to submit a funded action plan for reforestation on current pasture lands.

 

WTL/AEN, WAM/JDC

 

 

 

 

 

 

No testimony will be accepted.

 

FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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