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HB 488STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO AQUACULTURE.

Establishes the aquacultural area lease program within the department of agriculture to identify 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. Allows the program to use the moneys in the aquaculture development special fund 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 aquacultural area lease program from the Hawaiʻi ocean and submerged lands leasing act. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Voted 12/11/2023

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

7 yea·0 nay

Docket history

Action history

  1. 12/11/2023Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
  2. 2/6/2023Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Amato, Kila, Todd excused (3).
  3. 2/6/2023Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 45) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.
  4. 2/1/2023The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Gates, Kahaloa, Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Woodson, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
  5. 1/30/2023Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 02-01-23 9:45AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  6. 1/25/2023Referred to AGR, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 1
  7. 1/23/2023Introduced and Pass First Reading.
  8. 1/20/2023Pending introduction.