Bill Text: HI HB2026 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating To The Risk Assessment Working Group.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-31 - The committee(s) on WLH recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. [HB2026 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2020-HB2026-Introduced.html

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2026

THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO THE RISK ASSESSMENT WORKING GROUP.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that the risk assessment working group, which bears the responsibility of providing consultation to the board of land of natural resources regarding the design and placement of warning signs, devices, or systems on improved public lands, has never held a meeting.  As the working group is responsible for a task that would help the State minimize the potential for liability exposure, it is crucial that the working group meet on a regular basis.

     The purpose of this Act is to require the risk assessment working group to meet no less than twice each fiscal year.

     SECTION 2.  Section 171-8.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  There is established a risk assessment working group that shall be administratively attached to the department.  The risk assessment working group shall provide consultation to the board regarding the design and placement of warning signs, devices, or systems on improved public lands as defined in section 663-51, including any comprehensive plan submitted by the State, a county, or managing entity, to the board for approval.  The risk assessment working group shall meet no less than twice each fiscal year and shall consist of the following members, who shall serve without compensation:

     (1)  The chairperson of the board, or designee;

     (2)  The mayor of each county, or designee;

     (3)  The administrators of the department's division of forestry and wildlife and the division of state parks, or their designees;

     (4)  The attorney general, or designee; and

     (5)  A person appointed by the chairperson of the board knowledgeable in warning sign design."

     SECTION 3.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2020.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Risk Assessment Working Group; Liability; Meetings

 

Description:

Requires the risk assessment working group to meet no less than twice each fiscal year.

 

 

 

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