Hawaii House Bill 442 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-02 - The committee(s) on TOU recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
Pending: House Tourism Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Establishes a visitor green fee program that requires that visitors purchase a license which is valid for one year for the use of a state park, beach, state-owned forest, hiking trail on state-owned land, or other state-owned natural area, to be administered by the department of land and natural resources. Establishes a visitor green fee special fund, into which shall be deposited fees, penalties, appropriations, and gifts and donations for the program. Establishes an environmental legacy commission, which shall be responsible for allocating disbursements and awarding grants from the visitor green fee special fund for the protection, restoration, enhancement, care, and increased resilience of Hawaii's natural and outdoor recreational resources. Appropriates fund for the establishment of the environmental legacy commission and a strategic plan. Requires annual reports to the legislature on the progress of the program.

Relating To Environmental Protection.

Rep. Nicole Lowen [D]	Rep. Elle Cochran [D]	Rep. Ernesto Ganaden [D]	Rep. Natalia Hussey-Burdick [D]
Rep. Jeanne Kapela [D]	Rep. Lisa Kitagawa [D]	Rep. Rachele Fernandez Lamosao [D]	Rep. Lisa Marten [D]
Rep. John Mizuno [D]	Rep. Mark Nakashima [D]	Rep. Amy Perruso [D]	Rep. Sean Quinlan [D]
Rep. Gregg Takayama [D]	Rep. Adrian Tam [D]	Rep. David Tarnas [D]	Rep. Chris Todd [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-02	House	The committee(s) on TOU recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
2023-01-30	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by TOU on Thursday, 02-02-23 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2023-01-25	House	Referred to TOU, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 1
2023-01-23	House	Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2023-01-20	House	Pending introduction.

HB442 (Carry Over) 2023-02-02 - The committee(s) on TOU recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
SB658 (Same As) 2023-01-25 - Referred to EET/WTL, WAM.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=442&year=2023
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB442_.HTM