Bill Text: HI SCR133 | 2019 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Requesting The Harbors Division Of The Department Of Transportation To Inform The Maritime Community Of The Procedures To Be Taken In Preparation Of A Storm And Assist The Maritime Community With Submitting Their Application For A Maritime Heavy Weather And Hurricane Plan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-04-12 - Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt, Saiki, Say, Thielen excused (4). [SCR133 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2019-SCR133-Amended.html
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019 |
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SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
REQUESTING THE HARBORS DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO INFORM THE MARITIME COMMUNITY OF THE PROCEDURES TO BE TAKEN IN PREPARATION OF A STORM AND ASSIST THE MARITIME COMMUNITY WITH SUBMITTING THEIR APPLICATION FOR A MARITIME HEAVY WEATHER AND HURRICANE PLAN.
WHEREAS, the State's well-being is dependent on the efficient administration, development, management, and operation of its ten commercial harbors and commercial maritime infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, being able to return the commercial harbors to normal operational conditions immediately after any storm is vital to the survival of the community and critical in any storm recovery; and
WHEREAS, the Harbors Division of the Department of Transportation is responsible for applying all its resources to the safety of the maritime community and immediate restoration of maritime operations; and
WHEREAS, the Harbors Division has established a maritime heavy weather and hurricane plan application procedure for vessels seeking safe refuge in a commercial harbor during abnormal weather conditions; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirtieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2019, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Harbors Division of the Department of Transportation is requested to inform the maritime community about its heavy weather and hurricane plan and make every effort to assist the maritime community in fulfilling the necessary procedures to submit a complete application for a heavy weather and hurricane plan; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Harbors Division is requested to conduct informational meetings on the islands of Hawaii, Kauai, Maui, and Oahu to inform the maritime community of the necessary procedures to be taken in preparation of a storm; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Harbors Division is requested to submit a list of vessels that have submitted a maritime heavy weather and hurricane plan application to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2020; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Transportation and Deputy Director of the Harbors Division of the Department of Transportation.
Department of Transportation; Harbors Division; Maritime Heavy Weather and Hurricane Plan
