Bill Text: HI HB843 | 2025 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To The College Of Tropical Agriculture And Human Resilience.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-2)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-11 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). [HB843 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2025-HB843-Amended.html
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THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESILIENCE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The
legislature finds that in the past twenty years, the college of
tropical agriculture and human resilience (CTAHR) at the university of Hawaii at
Manoa has lost personnel and struggled with deteriorating facilities and
infrastructure. Without proper staffing,
CTAHR will be unable to support its agricultural research and extension
stations, which serve as hubs for region-specific agricultural research,
education, and community engagement and support local farmers and
ranchers. The legislature further finds
that many of CTAHR's facilities are decades old, with some dating back to the early-
to mid-1900s, and most facilities have only received minimal repairs over the
years.
Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to:
(1) Appropriate
funds for critical repairs, maintenance, demolition, design, and construction
for facilities of the college of tropical agriculture and human resilience at
the university of Hawaii at Manoa; and
(2) Establish
positions within the university of Hawaii for the college of tropical
agriculture and human resilience at the university of Hawaii at Manoa.
SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2025-2026 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for critical repairs, maintenance, demolition, design, and construction for facilities of the college of tropical agriculture and human resilience at the university of Hawaii at Manoa; provided that the sums appropriated shall be expended as follows:
(1) $ for the Waimanalo research station on Oahu; and
(2) $ for the Magoon research station on Oahu.
The sums appropriated shall be expended by the university of Hawaii for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 3. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2025-2026 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 to establish full-time equivalent ( FTE) agricultural technician positions, full-time equivalent ( FTE) community coordinator positions, and full-time equivalent ( FTE) administrative professional technical positions within the university of Hawaii for the college of tropical agriculture and human resilience.
The sums appropriated shall be expended by the university of Hawaii for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 3000.
Report Title:
University of Hawaii; College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience; Facilities; Repairs; Maintenance; Demolition; Design; Construction; Positions; Appropriation
Description:
Appropriates funds for critical repairs, maintenance, demolition, design, and construction for facilities of the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Establishes and appropriates funds for positions within the University of Hawaii for the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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