Bill Text: HI SR55 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Agricultural Lands; Property Tax

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-13 - Referred to PSM/AGL. [SR55 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2014-SR55-Introduced.html

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THE SENATE	S.R. NO.	55
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014
STATE OF HAWAII

SENATE RESOLUTION

 

 

urging the honolulu city council to consider introducing a bill to waive property taxes for agricultural improvements made on agricultural lands.

 

 

     WHEREAS, a strong agricultural economy is built upon a wide array of agricultural operations that meet a variety of demands for agricultural products; and

 

     WHEREAS, diversified agriculture requires innovation and adaptability to meet changing consumer demands, such as the growing demand for organic products; and

 

     WHEREAS, the State must provide opportunities for small, niche product farms and new, start-up farmers pioneering innovative techniques and crops in order to build and sustain a robust, diversified agricultural economy; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-seventh Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2014, that the Honolulu City Council is urged to consider introducing a bill to waive property taxes for agricultural improvements made on agricultural lands; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that agricultural improvements include but are not limited to improvements related to food production, food safety, packaging, processing, and storage; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu and Chairperson of the Honolulu City Council.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title: 

Agricultural Lands; Property Tax