Bill Text: HI SB2500 | 2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Value-added Products.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed) 2024-03-21 - Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Martinez, Nakashima excused (2). [SB2500 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2024-SB2500-Amended.html
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to establish a statewide network of open-access food and value-added product development facilities to enable businesses to scale up new products from research and development to manufacturing and commercialization.
SECTION 2. Chapter 163D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§163D- Food and product innovation network;
established. (a)
There is established within the corporation the food and product
innovation network. The purpose of the
food and product innovation network shall be to:
(1) Allow businesses in the State to
capitalize globally on the "made in Hawaii", "produced in
Hawaii", or "processed in Hawaii" brand, pursuant to
section 486‑119;
(2) Create world-class products; and
(3) Scale up production by providing
businesses with access to a diverse suite of manufacturing equipment and
industry expertise.
(b) Partner members of the food and product
innovation network shall include:
(1) The department of education food and
product innovation center in Kekaha, on the island of Kauai;
(2) The foreign-trade zone facility in
Hilo, on the island of Hawaii;
(3) The university of Hawaii Maui
college food innovation center, on the island of Maui; and
(4) The university of Hawaii Leeward
community college value-added product development center in Wahiawa, on the
island of Oahu.
(c) The food and product
innovation network shall:
(1) Offer a range of resources to
support innovation and business development, including courses and events
relating to food and value-added product development, entrepreneurship,
marketing, branding, business management, workforce development, intellectual
property protection, and other related topics;
(2) Provide new product development
support from early‑stage trials to commercialization by establishing a
network of facilities that have equipment of various scales, providing expert
advice, and offering resources tailored to the regional economies;
(3) Provide low-risk commercial
production with appropriate certifications for exporting products and selling
products locally;
(4) Provide recommendations on process
optimization by offering advice and networking, identifying and testing
equipment, planning trials, and analyzing results;
(5) Increase exports by securing
facilities and developing compliance programs for off-shore markets; provided
that each county shall have not more than two food and product innovation
network facilities that produce products labeled "made in Hawaii",
"produced in Hawaii", or "processed in Hawaii" pursuant to
section 486-119;
(6) Create and implement programs that
promote entrepreneurial development to grow the State's economy; and
(7) Prepare businesses to scale up and
to achieve autonomous business success and sustainability.
(d) No later than twenty days prior to the
convening of each regular session, the food and product innovation network
shall submit a report to the legislature that includes:
(1) A description of the food and
product innovation network's activities and progress in the preceding year, including
the activities and progress of primary members and partner members, in response
to the directives established pursuant to subsection (c);
(2) An assessment of any progress made
in growing the State's agriculture industry, food industry, and related
industries, and in meeting the State's food security goals; and
(3) Any proposed legislation."
SECTION 3. Section 163D-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding two new definitions to be appropriately inserted and to read as follows:
""Partner
member" means an open-access food and value-added product development
facility that is part of the food and product innovation network but is not
managed or operated by the corporation.
"Primary member" means an open-access food and value-added product development facility that is part of the food and product innovation network and is managed and operated by the corporation."
SECTION 4. Section 163D-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) The corporation shall [develop,]:
(1) Develop, promote, assist, and
market agricultural products for local consumption, and shall promote and
assist in commercial export of agricultural products[.]; and
(2) Oversee the food and product innovation network pursuant to section 163D- ; provided that the responsibilities and operations of each partner member shall remain with the partner member."
SECTION 5. In accordance with section 9 of article VII of the Hawaii State Constitution and sections 37-91 and 37-93, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the legislature has determined that the appropriations contained in Act 164, Regular Session of 2023, and this Act will cause the state general fund expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2024-2025 to be exceeded by $ or per cent. This current declaration takes into account general fund appropriations authorized for fiscal year 2024-2025 in Act 164, Regular Session of 2023, and this Act only. The reasons for exceeding the general fund expenditure ceiling are that:
(1) The appropriation made in this Act is necessary to serve the public interest; and
(2) The appropriation made in this Act meets the needs addressed by this Act.
SECTION 6. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024-2025 for the food and product innovation network established pursuant to this Act, including:
(1) $ for a food and product innovation facility on the island of Molokai; provided that the facility shall utilize axis deer for producing food and value‑added products, including leather and pharmaceuticals;
(2) $ for a food and product innovation facility on the island of Oahu;
(3) $ for an open-access food and value-added product development facility in Hilo on the island of Hawaii;
(4) $ for an open-access food and value-added product development facility in Kailua-Kona on the island of Hawaii; and
(5) $ for the establishment of one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) position.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the agribusiness development corporation for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 7. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 8. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.
Report Title:
ADC; Economic Development; Food and Product Innovation Network; Food Security; General Fund Expenditure Ceiling Exceeded; Appropriation
Description:
Establishes a food and product innovation network within the Agribusiness Development Corporation. Declares that the appropriation exceeds the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 2024-2025. Makes an appropriation for food and product innovation facilities on the islands of Molokai, Oahu, and Hawaii. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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