Bill Text: HI SB2985 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Public Lands.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-24 - Referred to AEN/WTL, JDC. [SB2985 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2022-SB2985-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to Public lands.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 171-68, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) A person shall be eligible to apply for a farm if the person has the qualifications as follows:
(1) The person has been a resident in the State at any time for at least three years;
(2) The person is a bona fide farmer:
(A) Who has not less than two years' experience as
a full-time farmer; [or]
(B) Who was an owner-operator of an established
farm conducting a substantial farming operation and who for a substantial
period of the person's life resided on a farm or depended on farm income for
the person's livelihood; [or]
(C) Who has been a farm tenant or farm laborer or
other individual, who has for [the two years last preceding the person's
application obtained the major portion of the person's income from farming
operations; or] at least one year obtained income from farming operations;
(D) Who has a college degree in agriculture; [or]
(E) Who by reason of ability, experience, and
training as a vocational trainee is likely to successfully operate a farm; [or]
(F) Who has qualified for and received a
commitment for a loan under the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act as amended, or
as may hereafter be amended, for the acquisition of a farm; [or]
(G) Who is displaced from employment in an agricultural production enterprise; or
(H) Who is a member of the Hawaii Young Farmer
Association or a Future Farmer of America graduate [with two years of
training with farming projects]; or
(3) The person meets such other qualifications as the board of land and natural resources may prescribe pursuant to section 171-6."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Department of Land and Natural Resources; Land Lease; Applicant Qualifications
Description:
Amends the requirements for applicants to lease public lands for farming by lowering the number of years an individual must earn income for farming and eliminating requirements for certain young farmers to have years of farming experience prior to applying for a lease.
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