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SB 2947
Status & Testimony
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES.
Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to plan,
design, construct, operate, manage,
maintain, repair, demolish, and remove
infrastructure on any lands under the jurisdiction of the department, to support and promote agriculture. Establishes the Agricultural Enterprise Program.
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AEN, WAM
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SB 3363
Status & Testimony
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RELATING TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT IMPROVEMENTS IN THE COUNTY
OF HAWAII.
Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds for replacements to the water capturing
system in the Hilo Water Treatment Plant
to capture recycled water,
natural gases, and
fertilizer for agricultural purposes.
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AEN, WAM
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SB 2353
Status & Testimony
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RELATING TO FARMS.
Creates an exclusion from income tax
for the lesser of a percentage of gross annual
income or an amount
of gross annual income earned by a farmer
from farming activities.
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AEN, WAM
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SB 2357
Status & Testimony
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RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL
PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS
TO ASSIST MAUIGROWN COFFEE, INC.
Extends the authorization to issue
special purpose revenue bonds to assist MauiGrown Coffee, Inc., with
the operation and
expansion of its farm and mill.
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AEN, WAM
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SB 2837
Status & Testimony
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RELATING TO THE SPAYING AND NEUTERING OF ANIMALS.
Establishes a spay and neuter special fund and allows funds from
an income tax check-off to be deposited into the special fund.
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AEN, WAM
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SB 2950
Status & Testimony
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL INSPECTION FEES.
Imposes an inspection fee on certain
imported agricultural products to be deposited into a special
fund and expended by the Department of Agriculture.
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AEN, WAM
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SB 2988
Status & Testimony
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Appropriates funds to the Department
of Agriculture for the control and
mitigation of the two-lined spittlebug and for recovery efforts for lands
damaged by the two-lined spittlebug. Requires a report
to the Legislature.
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AEN, WAM
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