SB 2174 Hawaii Senate · 2022 Regular Session

RELATING TO AQUACULTURE.

Summary

Establishes within the Department of Agriculture, an Aquacultural Area Lease Program for the purpose of identifying state facilities, state lands, and state marine waters that are suitable for use as commercial agricultural areas and leasing them to be used for aquaculture. Allows agencies having control and management of identified aquacultural areas to lease the facilities, lands, and waters to the Department of Agriculture for the purposes of the Act. Allows the program to use the moneys in the Aquaculture Development Special Fund to carry out the purposes of the Act and requires the revenues obtained from aquacultural area leases to be deposited into the special fund. Imposes penalties and civil and criminal liabilities. Exempts the program from being subject to the Hawaii Ocean and Submerged Lands Leasing Act. (SD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2022 Last action Feb 18, 2022

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Committee

Feb 18, 2022

Committee

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC.

upper

Feb 18, 2022

Committee

Reported from AEN/WTL/EET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2630) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.

upper

Feb 11, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Keith-Agaran, Misalucha, Riviere; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 11, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EET recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EET were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Misalucha, Lee, Riviere; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 11, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Nishihara, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Acasio, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 8, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN/WTL/EET has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-22 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 21, 2022

Committee

Referred to AEN/WTL/EET, WAM/JDC.

upper

Jan 20, 2022

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

2 primary · 7 co-sponsors