RELATING TO LAND ACQUISITION.
Summary
Directs the Board of Land and Natural Resources to enter into negotiations to acquire the property identified as Tax Map Key: (3) 6-8-001:030 Kamuela, Hawaii. Authorizes the director of finance to issue general obligation bonds for the purchase of the property. Appropriates funds for the Board of Land and Natural Resources to engage in negotiations and conduct due diligence of the property. Establishes and appropriates funds out of the agricultural land acquisition fund to provide funding for the acquisition, administration, maintenance, and management of agricultural lands and irrigation systems to improve food security. Specifies sources of deposits into the fund. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2018
House Passage
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2017
Last action Apr 23, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
9
Committee
14
Amendments
2
Apr 12, 2018
Introduced
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
lower
Apr 10, 2018
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 587) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Apr 10, 2018
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House.
upper
Apr 5, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Inouye.
upper
Apr 2, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 04-05-18 10:15AM in conference room 211.
upper
Feb 9, 2018
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 9, 2018
Committee
Reported from WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2146) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Jan 26, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Rhoads, Riviere, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard, Inouye.
upper
Jan 23, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 01-26-18 2:45PM in conference room 224.
upper
Mar 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to WTL, WAM.
upper
Mar 7, 2017
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 176).
upper
Mar 3, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ichiyama, McDermott excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 24, 2017
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Choy, DeCoite, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, Nakamura, Tokioka, Quinlan, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola.
lower
Feb 17, 2017
Committee
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Tokioka excused (2).
lower
Feb 17, 2017
Committee
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 602) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
The committees on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane, Kong, Cullen, Evans, Ichiyama, C. Lee, Lowen, Say, Fukumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Feb 7, 2017
Committee
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 49), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.
lower
Feb 3, 2017
Lower · Passed
The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Creagan, DeCoite, Gates, Ing, LoPresti, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Jan 30, 2017
Committee
Referred to AGR, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 6
lower
Jan 24, 2017
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
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