HB 488

  • Hawaii House Bill
  • 2023 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 23, 2023
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Relating To Aquaculture.

Abstract

Establishes the aquacultural area lease program within the department of agriculture to identify state facilities, state lands, and state marine waters that are suitable for use and lease as commercial aquacultural areas. Allows agencies having control and management of identified aquacultural areas to lease the facilities, lands, and waters to the department of agriculture. Allows the program to use the moneys in the aquaculture development special fund and requires the revenues obtained from aquacultural area leases to be deposited into the aquaculture development special fund. Imposes penalties and civil and criminal liabilities. Exempts the aquacultural area lease program from the Hawaii ocean and submerged lands leasing act. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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Votes


Actions


Feb 06, 2023

House

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 45) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

House

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Amato, Kila, Todd excused (3).

  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Water & Land

Feb 01, 2023

House

The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Gates, Kahaloa, Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Woodson, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

Jan 30, 2023

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 02-01-23 9:45AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

Jan 25, 2023

House

Referred to AGR, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 1

  • Referral-Committee
Agriculture & Food Systems Water & Land Finance

Jan 23, 2023

House

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

Jan 20, 2023

House

Pending introduction.

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