CONFERENCE
COMMITTEE REP. NO. 90-24
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2024
RE: S.B. No. 2413
S.D. 2
H.D. 1
C.D. 1
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2024
State of Hawaii
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2024
State of Hawaii
Sirs:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2413, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE,"
having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.
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purpose of this measure is to require the Board of Agriculture to submit a
report to the Legislature before the Regular Session of 2025 on:
(1) The percentages of agricultural lands being leased by the State that are suitable for farming and actively being used for farming purposes; and
(2) Certain dollar amounts relating to lease transfers between lessees.
Your Committee on
Conference finds that accurate data on public agricultural lands, especially
those that are leased, would help optimize public and private investments in
agriculture to meet the State's local food production and agricultural
sustainability goals. This measure
ensures that public land is used prudently for the benefit of its residents by
identifying public, productive agricultural lands and protecting their use
under the state and county land use regulatory systems.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by making it effective upon its approval.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2413, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2413, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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____________________________ CEDRIC ASUEGA GATES Co-Chair |
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____________________________ MIKE GABBARD Chair |
____________________________ KIRSTIN KAHALOA Co-Chair |
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____________________________ LYNN DECOITE Co-Chair |
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