SB 115 Hawaii Senate · 2024 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 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 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 Aquaculture Development Special Fund. Imposes penalties and civil and criminal liabilities. Exempts the program from being subject to the Hawaiʻi Ocean and Submerged Lands Leasing Act.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2023 Last action Dec 11, 2023

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Committee

Feb 8, 2023

Committee

Reported from AEN/WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 81) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC/WAM.

upper

Feb 3, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 3, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WTL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Chang, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Jan 27, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN/WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 01-30-23 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 20, 2023

Committee

Referred to AEN/WTL, JDC/WAM.

upper

Jan 18, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 17, 2023

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

5 primary · 2 co-sponsors