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<br /> HCC Comments re: RPT and Assessment Practices on Ag land <br /> <br /> Page 2 <br /> commodity, through an entity well equipped with the resources and <br /> expertise for the task, perhaps through CTAHR or DOA. <br /> To assist you in better understanding the wide range of ag productivity <br /> values that can occur in a cattle operation, please see the attached July 1, <br /> 2002 letter from HCA to the County Finance Director. It illustrates a "best <br /> case /worst case" comparison where the gross annual sales revenue to a <br /> rancher under the very best set of circumstances may be as high as $226.80 <br /> per acre compared to a worst case low of $1.17 per acre. The cattle business <br /> is like no other and the range of production value per acre is both very low <br /> and very wide. <br /> 3. Dwellings on land in ag use including the sites of these dwellings which <br /> are occupied by people who work on that farm or ranch, whether the home <br /> is provided free or at some reduced rent, are as integral a part of that <br /> ranch or ag operation as are any other lands or structures (be those <br /> pasture lands, a work shed, garage, water tank etc.). Accordingly, <br /> homesites that are a part of a commercial ranch or farm operation should <br /> not be singled out or treated any differently than any other land or <br /> improvement which are also factors of that farm or ranch's production. <br /> And finally, <br /> 4. We support a fair and equitable ag dedication program which we feel Bill <br /> 49 would accomplish, particularly with respect to its handling of roll-back <br /> taxes which factor in the length of compliance actually achieved. <br /> In closing, we offer to continue to work with the County as we have in the <br /> past through the Hawaii Cattlemen's Association as a resource to assist in <br /> <br /> whatever fashion would be most helpful to finalize this bill and implement a <br /> system that works best for the policy goals that are set. <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> /S/ James S. Greenwell <br /> James S. Greenwell, Chair <br /> HCC and HCA <br /> Land Issues Committee <br /> Contact.• <br /> J. S. Greenwell <br /> 3465 Waialae Ave, Ste 260 <br /> Honolulu, HI 96816 <br /> Ph. (808) 732-2622 Fax: (808) 732-2788 <br /> Email: jsgreenwell@lanihau.net <br /> JSG:sm <br /> <br />