Bill Text: HI HB2029 | 2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Historic Preservation Reviews.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: (Engrossed) 2024-03-22 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. [HB2029 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2024-HB2029-Amended.html
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
The purpose of this Act is to allow the department of Hawaiian home lands to assume review of the effect of any proposed project on historic properties or burial sites for lands under its jurisdiction.
SECTION 2. Section 6E-8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) [The] Notwithstanding subsection
(a), the department of Hawaiian home lands[, prior to] may assume
review of any proposed project relating to lands under its jurisdiction[,
shall consult with the department regarding the effect of the project upon
historic property or a burial site.] pursuant to this section and
pursuant to any administrative rule adopted thereunder; provided that the
department of Hawaiian home lands shall:
(1) Designate the review to a Hawaiian home lands preservation officer having professional competence and experience in the field of historic preservation;
(2) Ensure that copies of all reports,
maps, and documents, including those reflecting the Hawaiian home lands
preservation official's comments, recommendations, and decisions, are provided
to the department to be incorporated into the historic preservation digital
document management system and library; and
(3) Provide the department with written
notice of the following at least forty-five days before the date on which the
department of Hawaiian home lands will assume responsibility for project review
under this section:
(A) That it has employed a qualified
preservation officer;
(B) A description of the procedures that
will be employed to ensure that all of the documentation described in paragraph
(2) will be provided to the department; and
(C) The date on which the department of
Hawaiian home lands will assume responsibility for project review under this
section; provided further that the date shall also be made publicly available
through posting on the department of Hawaiian home lands' website.
The department shall retain authority for review under this section for projects affecting properties listed or nominated for inclusion in the Hawaii register of historic places or the national register of historic places."
SECTION 3. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.
Report Title:
DHHL; Historic Preservation; Project Reviews of Proposed State Projects
Description:
Allows the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to assume historic preservation review of any proposed project for lands under its jurisdiction except for projects affecting properties listed or nominated for inclusion in the Hawaii register of historic places or the national register of historic places. Establishes certain written notice requirements for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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