Bill Text: HI SB2548 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Marine Debris.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-05-11 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Thielen excused (1). [SB2548 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-SB2548-Introduced.html
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to marine debris.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that marine debris, such as derelict fishing gear including nets, lines, and ropes, is often discarded into the ocean either with intent or negligence. This debris is a pollutant to the environment and efforts to dispose of it properly should be a priority.
The legislature further finds that engagement by the crew aboard vessels should be encouraged to remove debris from the ocean.
The purpose of this Act is to require the department of land and natural resources, division of boating and ocean recreation to create a pilot program to further rid the ocean of marine debris. The program would create a partnership between the State and owners, lessees, crews, or other occupants of vessels, whereby crews aboard those vessels would gather marine debris and transfer it to a marine debris recycling center. Appropriated funds would be used to pay those persons for the eligible marine debris delivered to an approved facility.
SECTION 2. The department of land and natural resources, division of boating and ocean recreation shall implement a pilot project to encourage the collection of man-made marine debris found abandoned in the ocean that include but are not limited to fishing nets, ropes, lines, and other similar materials that are not naturally occurring in the ocean. The department shall pay fifty cents per pound of eligible marine debris delivered to a marine debris recycling center approved by the department. The program shall commence on January 1, 2021 and end expire December 31, 2023."
SECTION 3. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $200,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020-2021 for creating a pilot project to carry out the purposes of this Act.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of land and natural resources for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2020.
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Report Title:
Marine Debris
Recycling; Department of Land and Natural Resources; Division of Boating and Ocean
Recreation; Pilot Project
Description:
Appropriating funds to create and implement a marine debris recycling pilot project.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
