Current through September, 2024
Section 15-15-128 - Periodic review and amendment of important agricultural lands maps(a) Amendment of the maps of important agricultural lands initiated by the county shall be conducted in accordance with section 15-15-109.(b) In a county-initiated proceeding for an amendment of important agricultural land maps and designation under section 15-15-128(a), the "important agricultural lands" designation shall be removed from lands previously designated as important agricultural lands where the commission finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, that a sufficient supply of water is no longer available to allow profitable farming of the lands due to governmental actions, acts of God, or other causes beyond the farmer or landowner's reasonable control.(c) The commission shall not remove the important agricultural lands designation if the lands were designated important agricultural lands by declaratory order in combination with the reclassification of land in the agricultural district to the rural, conservation or urban district pursuant to section 205-45, HRS, unless the legislature provides prior authorization by adoption of a concurrent resolution in accordance with section 205-45.[Eff and comp 11/2/2013; comp 10/18/2019] (Auth: HRS §§ 205-1, 205-7) (Imp: HRS § 205-52)