HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	1603
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

Relating to Agricultural Park Leases.

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

SECTION 1. Section 166-11, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:

"(e) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, if any lessee holds a lease having a remaining term of fifteen years or less, the department may extend the term of the lease for an additional thirty years; provided that the land covered by the lease is[:

(1) Twenty-five] twenty-five acres or less[; and

(2) Located in a county having a population of less than five hundred thousand]."

SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Agricultural Parks; Lease Extensions

Description:

Repeals the requirement for land covered by an agricultural park lease with a remaining term of fifteen years or less to be located in a county having a population of less than five hundred thousand in order for the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to extend the lease.

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