Bill Text: HI HB1971 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; Public Land Trust Revenues
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-03 - (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WLO with none voting no (0) and none excused (0). [HB1971 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2010-HB1971-Introduced.html
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2010 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to the department of hawaiian home lands.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 26-17, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§26-17 Department of Hawaiian home lands. (a) The department of Hawaiian home lands shall be headed by an executive board to be known as the Hawaiian homes commission.
(b) Five per cent of all funds derived from the public land trust, as specified in section 10-3, shall be expended by the department for the development of farm and home ownership on as widespread a basis as possible, pursuant to section 171‑18.
(c) The commission shall be composed of nine members. The appointment, tenure, and removal of the members and the filling of vacancies on the commission shall be in accordance with section 26-34 and section 202(a) of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920, as amended. The governor shall appoint the chairperson of the commission from among the members thereof.
(d) The commission may delegate to the chairperson such duties, powers, and authority, or so much thereof as may be lawful or proper, for the performance of the functions vested in the commission.
(e) The chairperson of the board shall serve in a full-time capacity and shall perform such duties, and exercise such powers and authority, or so much thereof as may be delegated to the chairperson by the board.
(f) The department shall administer the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920 as set forth in the Constitution of the State and by law.
(g) The functions and authority heretofore exercised by the Hawaiian homes commission as heretofore constituted are transferred to the department of Hawaiian home lands established by this chapter."
SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2010.
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Report Title:
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; Public Land Trust Revenues
Description:
Provides that 5% of funds derived from the public land trust shall be expended by the department of Hawaiian home lands for development of farm and home ownership.
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