Bill Text: HI SB127 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced

Hawaii Senate Bill 127 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating To The Counties.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-01-22 - Referred to PSM, WAM. [SB127 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2019-SB127-Introduced.html

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	127
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to the counties.

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

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the International Accreditation Service provides objective evidence that an organization operates at the highest level of ethical, legal, and technical standards. The International Accreditation Service accredits a wide range of companies and organizations, including governmental entities, commercial businesses, and professional associations.

The International Accreditation Service accreditation programs are based on recognized national and international standards, such as building and structural standards, that ensure domestic and global acceptance of its accreditations. As a result, International Accreditation Service accredited companies and organizations can improve their processes using input gained from onsite assessment and by learning about best practices from International Accreditation Service assessors and peer evaluators. Furthermore, an International Accreditation Service accreditation can result in reduced cost, time savings, and improvement of products and services. Thus, if applied to county building codes, an accreditation by the International Accreditation Service can enable county building agencies to ensure buildings meet the best and most current, accepted standards.

The purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds for a grant-in-aid to each county for the county agency responsible for enforcing its respective building code to be accredited by the International Accreditation Service.

SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $80,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2019-2020 for a grant-in-aid to each county, other than the county of Kalawao, for the county agency responsible for enforcing its respective building code to be accredited by the International Accreditation Service, to be allocated as follows:

(1) $20,000 to the city and county of Honolulu;

(2) $20,000 to the county of Maui;

(3) $20,000 to the county of Hawaii; and

(4) $20,000 to the county of Kauai.

The sum appropriated shall be expended by each county for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2019.

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title:

Counties; Building Codes; Grant-in-Aid; Appropriation

Description:

Appropriates funds for a grant-in-aid to each county, other than the county of Kalawao, for the county agency responsible for enforcing its respective building code to be accredited by the International Accreditation Service.

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