Hawaii Revised Statutes 167-15 – State lands, formation of irrigation project
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 167-15
- Acreage assessments: means any levy imposed pursuant to this chapter on the agricultural and pasture land within an irrigation project and any amount charged to the State or to the Hawaiian homes commission for the purpose of acquiring, establishing, or maintaining irrigation facilities for an irrigation project. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 167-2
- Board: means the board of agriculture. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 167-2
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
The board of agriculture may organize irrigation projects for lands under its control, whether or not the lands are occupied in whole or in part. If the lands for which the proposed project is to be organized are not occupied or are occupied by persons whose rights to occupancy will expire before the project water will be supplied to the lands, no notice need be published nor public hearing held as in section 167-16 required. The costs of construction of the project, shall be paid by the board, in the event and to the extent that the development and opening of the lands does not enable the making of acreage assessments sufficient to repay construction costs, from any funds in the state treasury derived from the lease or license of public lands or waters, which funds are hereby made available for such purposes.