Bill Text: HI HB938 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Agriculture.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-15 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aquino, DeCoite, Nakamura, Quinlan, Thielen excused (5). [HB938 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2019-HB938-Introduced.html
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that farmers and ranchers are vulnerable to natural disasters. In 2018, farmers and ranchers suffered through floods from severe weather state-wide and volcanic eruptions on Hawaii island. The University of Hawaii college of tropical agriculture and human resources reported a total of $27,900,000 of farm losses caused by the Kilauea eruptions, and the National Weather Service estimates farmers on Kauai and Oahu reported losses of $19,700,000 due to severe weather. Agriculture disaster recovery efforts need to be carried out quickly and efficiently to ensure that damaged farm infrastructure, crops, and land are restored as soon as possible.
The purpose of this Act is to financially support the local farmers and ranchers who have experienced losses caused by disasters, through grants and loans.
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 2019-2020 for the department of agriculture to provide grants and loans to ranchers and farmers through a state-wide agriculture disaster funds program.
The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of agriculture for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2019.
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Report Title:
Department of Agriculture; Agriculture disaster funds; Appropriation
Description:
Appropriates funds for the department of agriculture to provide grants and loans to ranchers and farmers negatively affected by natural disasters through an agricultural disaster funds program.
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