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COUNTY OF HAWAII MYYfOF N��Y 4 ��Jipa STATE OF HAWAI `I �••<� Mee �•�� ♦,�T. OF•NF.'�1. BILL NO. 317 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE 7, SECTION 19 -57 AND ADDING A NEW SECTION TO CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE 8 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM REAL PROPERTY TAX BY WAY OF DEDICATION OF LAND FOR AGRICULTURAL USE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Findings and purpose. The purpose of the agricultural use assessment program is to encourage continual and committed agricultural use of lands. In order to achieve this purpose, the Council finds it necessary to phase out the nondedicated agricultural use assessment program and replace that program with a short-term dedicated agricultural use assessment program. This ordinance provides for a three -year transition period to provide ample opportunity to implement the transition to the short-term agricultural use dedication program and to provide ample opportunity for those seeking to participate in the short-term agricultural use dedication program to make any necessary adjustments in their farming operations. The requirements of this three -year short-term agricultural use dedicated program parallels those of the existing ten -year dedicated agricultural use program. This ordinance does not propose any changes to the existing ten year agricultural use dedicated program. Thereafter, those parcels not in a three -year short-term dedicated agricultural use program or the ten -year dedicated agricultural use program shall be assessed at market value. SECTION 2. Chapter 19, article 7, section 19 -57 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: "Section 19 -57. Nondedicated agricultural use assessment. (a) Lands classified and used for agriculture and which are not dedicated pursuant to section 19 -60, may be assessed for real property tax purposes as established in subsection (a)(2) of this section and shall be subject to the following: