Bill Text: HI SCR233 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requesting The Department Of Agriculture In Collaboration With The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Update Lease Agreements For Lands Used Pursuant To Act 90, Session Laws Of Hawaii 2003, Hold A Public Hearing To Review And Update Leases Related To The Management Of Existing Non-agricultural Park Lands, And Submit Reports Regarding Any Updated Leases And Lands Transferred, And Not Yet Transferred, Pursuant To Act 90.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-16 - Referred to AEN/WTL. [SCR233 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2021-SCR233-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
Requesting the department of agriculture IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES to update lease agreements for lands used pursuant to act 90, Session Laws of Hawaii 2003, hold A public hearing to review and update leases related to the management of existing non-agricultural park lands, and submit reports regarding any updated leases and lands transferred, and not yet transferred, pursuant to act 90.
WHEREAS, article XI, section 10, of the Hawaii State Constitution states that "public lands shall be used for the development of farm and home ownership on as widespread a basis as possible, in accordance with procedures and limitations prescribed by law"; and
WHEREAS, prior to 2003, the Department of Land and Natural Resources was responsible for all public lands, including those used for agricultural purposes; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Agriculture has the expertise and necessary resources to manage lands used for agricultural purposes and works with the agricultural community on a daily basis on various issues relating to agriculture; and
WHEREAS, Act 90, Session Laws of Hawaii 2003 (Act 90), established the procedures to transfer the management of certain public lands that are available to be used for agricultural purposes from the Department of Land and Natural Resources to the Department of Agriculture; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of Act 90, is to ensure the long-term productive use of public lands leased or available to be leased by the Department of Land and Natural Resources for agricultural purposes by allowing these lands to be transferred to and managed by the Department of Agriculture; and
WHEREAS, section 166E-11, Hawaii Revised Statutes, authorizes the Department of Agriculture to negotiate and enter into leases with certain individuals to lease lands that are used for agricultural purposes; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Agriculture has been derelict in its duties prescribed by Act 90; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2021, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Department of Agriculture is requested to update lease agreements for lands used pursuant to Act 90, to further the intended purpose of Act 90 of ensuring the long-term use of public lands for agricultural purposes; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the report include:
(1) A list of all lands transferred pursuant to this body;
(2) A list of all lands that have not yet been transferred pursuant to Act 90 and an explanation why each of those lands have not been transferred; and
(3) Proposed legislation, if necessary; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of Agriculture and Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources.
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Department of Agriculture; Non-agricultural Park Lands; Leases
