Bill Text: HI HB1831 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Beaches.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-26 - Referred to WAL, FIN, referral sheet 2 [HB1831 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2022-HB1831-Introduced.html
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to beaches.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 226-11, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) To achieve the land-based, shoreline, and marine resources objectives, it shall be the policy of this State to:
(1) Exercise an overall conservation ethic in the
use of Hawaii's natural resources[.];
(2) Ensure compatibility between land-based and
water-based activities and natural resources and ecological systems[.];
(3) Take into account the physical attributes of
areas when planning and designing activities and facilities[.];
(4) Manage natural resources and environs to
encourage their beneficial and multiple use without generating costly or
irreparable environmental damage[.];
(5) Consider multiple uses in watershed areas,
provided such uses do not detrimentally affect water quality and recharge
functions[.];
(6) Encourage the protection of rare or endangered
plant and animal species and habitats native to Hawaii[.];
(7) Provide public incentives that encourage
private actions to protect significant natural resources from degradation or
unnecessary depletion[.];
(8) Pursue compatible relationships among
activities, facilities, and natural resources[.];
(9) Promote increased accessibility and prudent
use of inland and shoreline areas for public recreational, educational, and
scientific purposes[.]; and
(10) Develop a statewide beach assessment study and restoration and conservation plan to regularly assess shoreline erosion and develop feasible restoration or conservation options."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Hawaii State Planning Act; Beach Assessment Study; Restoration and Conservation Plan
Description:
Includes in the State's policies for the physical environment under the Hawaii State Planning Act, the development of a statewide beach assessment study and a restoration and conservation plan.
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