Bill Text: HI HB1675 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Wildlife.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-21 - Referred to WLH, FIN, referral sheet 1 [HB1675 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-HB1675-Introduced.html
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H.B. NO. |
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 195D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§195D- Wildlife
conservation special fund; establishment; disposition. (a) There is established in the state treasury the
wildlife conservation special fund, which shall consist of:
(1) Moneys appropriated to the fund by the legislature;
(2) All interest attributable to investment of money deposited in the fund;
(3) Moneys deposited in the fund from the environmental response, energy, and food security tax pursuant to section 243-3.5; and
(4) Money allotted to the fund from other sources.
(b)
Moneys from the fund:
(1) Shall be expended by the department to maintain capacity for response for oiled wildlife remediation, response, and rehabilitation; and
(2) May be used for habitat preservation and enhancement associated with sea level rise.
(c)
The unexpended and unencumbered moneys in the fund in excess of $ on June 30 of each fiscal year shall be
transferred by the director of finance into and become a realization of the
general fund on that date."
SECTION 2. Section 243-3.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) In addition to any other taxes provided by
law, subject to the exemptions set forth in section 243-7, there is hereby
imposed a state environmental response, energy, and food security tax on each
barrel or fractional part of a barrel of petroleum product sold by a
distributor to any retail dealer or end user of petroleum product, other than a
refiner. The tax shall be [$1.05]
$1.10 on each barrel or fractional part of a barrel of petroleum product
that is not aviation fuel; provided that [of the tax] revenues
collected pursuant to this subsection[:] shall be distributed in the following
priority, with the excess revenues to be deposited into the general fund:
(1) 5 cents of the tax on each barrel shall be deposited
into the environmental response revolving fund established under section
128D-2;
(2) 5 cents of the tax on each barrel shall be
deposited into the energy security special fund established under section
201-12.8;
(3) 10 cents of the tax on each barrel shall be
deposited into the energy systems development special fund established under
section 304A-2169.1; [and]
(4) 15 cents of the tax on each barrel shall be deposited
into the agricultural development and food security special fund established
under section 141-10[.]; and
(5) 3 cents of the tax on each barrel shall be
deposited into the wildlife conservation special fund established under section
195D- .
The tax imposed by this subsection shall be paid by the distributor of the petroleum product."
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, 2020.
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By Request |
Report Title:
Wildlife Conservation Special Fund; Environmental Response, Energy, and Food Security Tax
Description:
Establishes the wildlife conservation special fund to maintain a response to oiled wildlife and preserve and enhance wildlife habitation under threat from sea level rise associated with climate change. Allocates a portion of environmental response, energy, and food security tax revenues to the special fund.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
