Bill Text: HI SB2019 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Thrill Craft and Parasailing; Time Limit on Permits
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-05-24 - (H) Act 137, on 5/24/2010 (Gov. Msg. No. 354). [SB2019 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2010-SB2019-Amended.html
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE MAXIMUM TERM OF COMMERCIAL USE AND OPERATOR PERMITS FOR THRILL CRAFT AND PARASAILING.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 200-37, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (m) and (n) to read as follows:
"(m) Each commercial use and operator permit
issued by the department for commercial thrill craft[,] and parasailing
activities shall be valid for [five years] one year from the date
of issuance and shall be renewed by the department [for additional five-year
periods, not to exceed a maximum of twenty years;] annually,
provided that the permit holder [shall have met] meets the
following conditions:
(1) The permit holder shall be in compliance with all applicable rules of the department;
(2) The permit holder shall have timely filed and paid all applicable state taxes during the year; and
(3) The permit holder shall have a good safety record regarding the operation of a commercial thrill craft, or parasailing activity.
(n) [Upon expiration of the twenty-year period,
the permit may be offered for public auction as provided in this chapter;
provided that the previous permit holder shall be offered the right of first
refusal in accordance with departmental rules; and provided further that the
permit holder shall agree to match the highest bid offered at the public
auction.] Upon revocation of a permit for failure to meet the
conditions for renewal, the department shall offer the permit for public
auction."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2010.
Report Title:
Thrill Craft and Parasailing; Time Limit on Permits
Description:
Removes the twenty-year limit for state parasailing and thrill craft permits, and makes those permits renewable annually. Directs DLNR to offer for public auction permits that have been revoked for cause. Effective July 1, 2010. (SB2019 HD1)
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