[§205-48]  Receipt of maps of eligible
important agricultural lands; land use commission.  (a)  The land use
commission shall receive the county recommendations and maps delineating those
lands eligible to be designated important agricultural lands no sooner than the
effective date of the legislative enactment of protection and incentive
measures for important agricultural lands and agricultural viability, as
provided in section 9 of Act 183, Session Laws of Hawaii 2005.



(b)  The department of agriculture and the
office of planning shall review the county report and recommendations and
provide comments to the land use commission within forty-five days of the
receipt of the report and maps by the land use commission.  The land use
commission may also consult with the department of agriculture and the office
of planning as needed.



(c)  State agency review shall be based on an
evaluation of the degree that the:



(1)  County recommendations result in an identified
resource base that meets the definition of important agricultural land and the
objectives and policies for important agricultural lands in sections 205‑42
and 205‑43; and



(2)  County has met the minimum standards and criteria
for the identification and mapping process in sections 205‑44 and 205‑47.
[L 2005, c 183, pt of §2]