Bill Text: HI SB94 | 2023 | Regular Session | Amended


Bill Title: Relating To Special Activity Permits.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-03-22 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Kitagawa excused (1). [SB94 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2023-SB94-Amended.html

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

94

THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023

S.D. 2

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO SPECIAL ACTIVITY PERMITS.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 187A-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

     "(b)  Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the department may issue permits, not longer than one year in duration, to any person to take aquatic life[,]; possess or use fishing gear[,]; or engage in any feeding, watching, or other such non-consumptive activity related to aquatic resources, otherwise prohibited by law, in any part of the State, for scientific, educational, management, or propagation purposes, subject to chapter 195D and subject to those restrictions the department deems desirable[.]; provided that the department shall approve or deny an application for the permit within ninety days from the date that the application was submitted.  The department may revoke any permit for any infraction of the terms and conditions of the permit.  Any person whose permit has been revoked shall not be eligible to apply for another permit until the expiration of one year from the date of revocation."

     SECTION 2.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $           or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2023-2024 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024-2025 for the establishment of two full-time equivalent (2.0 FTE) positions within the division of aquatic resources to support the special activity permit review process.

     The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of land and natural resources for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.


 


 

Report Title:

Special Activity Permit; Aquatic Research; Appropriation

 

Description:

Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to approve or deny an application for a special activity permit for aquatic research within ninety days from the date that it was submitted.  Appropriates an unspecified amount of funds for the establishment of two full-time equivalent (2.0 FTE) positions within the Division of Aquatic Resources to support the special activity permit review process.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD2)

 

 

 

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