Requires the department of agriculture, subject to the allocation of funding, to establish an agricultural 2030 investment program and a farm to plate program. Specifies requirements for a strategic plan. Appropriates funds to the department of agriculture to initiate the programs. (SD1)
Sen. Glenn Wakai
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Creates an exclusion from income tax for the first $50,000 of income earned by farmers whose gross income is $200,000 or less. (SD1)
Requires DOH to develop guidelines for the mandatory disclosure of cesspools on real property.
Creates the offense of criminal property damage to a public restroom if a person intentionally or knowingly damages a toilet, urinal, bathroom stall, mirror, or sink so as to render it unusable. Defines public restroom. Establishes penalties. Takes effect on 1/7/2059. (SD1)
Extends the time period in which the department of agriculture may certify important agricultural lands qualified agricultural cost tax credit.
Makes an appropriation to the department of accounting and general services to conduct a study relating to the rehabilitation and renovation of the state capitol reflecting pool.
Appropriates funds to the University of Hawai‘i to translate the Hawai‘i State Constitution into the Hawaiian language. (SB560 HD1)
Appropriates $75,000 to DAGS for the State Building Code Council to update the state building code. Requires the reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency hazard mitigation grant for the appropriated funds. (SD1)
Clarifies purposes for which moneys from the electronic device recycling fund may be expended. Makes an appropriation as a grant-in-aid to the counties of Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui for expenses related to the collection services associated with handling and collecting electronic devices for recycling. (SD1)
Establishes a 3-year parametric disaster insurance pilot program within DAGS to be funded by the interest from the hurricane reserve trust fund.