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SECTION 4. Chapter 19, article 7, section 19-57 of the Hawaii County <br /> Code 1983 (1995 edition), relating to Reserved is amended to read as follows: <br /> Section 19-57. [Reserved] Non-dedicated Agricultural Use Assessment. <br /> (a) Lands classified and used for agriculture and which are not dedicated <br /> pursuant to Article 8. section 19- may be assessed for real property <br /> tax purposes at a percentage of the land's market value as established <br /> in subsection (a)(2) of this section and shall be subject to the followino~ <br /> (1) The land in non-dedicated agricultural use must be used <br /> on a continuous and regular basis for intensive <br /> agriculture. orchards. feed crops and fast rotation forestry <br /> or pasture and slow rotation forestry on lands zoned by <br /> the County to be in the districts of agricultural. residential <br /> and agricultural. family agricultural. intensive agricultural. <br /> and agricultural project district: <br /> (2) The portion of land that is committed in specific non- <br /> dedicated agricultural use shall be assessed as follows: <br /> (A) twenty five (25) percent of its market value for the <br /> tax year beginning July 1.2004: <br /> (B) fifty (50) percent of its market value for the tax <br /> year beginning July 1.2005: <br /> (C) seventy five (75) percent of its market value for the <br /> tax year beginning July 1.2006 and thereafter. <br /> <br /> (b) All portions of land that are not committed or used for a specific <br /> agricultural use shall be assessed at 100 percent market value. <br /> (c) Application; filing: assessment effective: renewal. <br /> (1) The director shall prescribe the form of the non-dedicated <br /> agricultural use application. <br /> (2) The application shall be filed with the director by December 31 of <br /> anv calendar year. <br /> U The application for anon-dedicated agricultural use assessment <br /> must be signed all owners of the land being committed. <br /> 14 <br /> <br />