Bill Text: HI HB2135 | 2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Historic Preservation Reviews.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-03-24 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. [HB2135 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2022-HB2135-Amended.html
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
Section 1. The legislature finds that section 6E-8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, plays an important role in the protection and management of the State's historic properties and burial sites. Section 6E-8(b) requires the department of Hawaiian home lands, prior to any proposed project relating to lands under its jurisdiction, to consult with the department of land and natural resources regarding the effect of the project upon historic property or a burial site. The purpose of this Act is to authorize the department of Hawaiian home lands to assume review of the effect of any proposed project on historic properties or burial sites for lands under its jurisdiction.
Section 2. Section 6E-8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) [The] Notwithstanding subsection (a),
the department of Hawaiian home lands[, prior to] may assume review
of any proposed project relating to lands under its jurisdiction[, shall
consult with the department regarding the effect of the project upon historic property
or a burial site] pursuant to this section, and pursuant to any administrative
rules adopted thereunder; provided that the department of Hawaiian home lands shall:
(1) Designate the review to a Hawaiian home lands
preservation officer who has professional competence and experience in the field
of historic preservation; and
(2) Ensure that copies of all reports, maps,
and documents, including those reflecting the Hawaiian home lands preservation
official's comments, recommendations, and decisions, are provided to the
department to be incorporated into the historic preservation digital document
management system and library.
The department shall retain authority for review under this section for projects affecting properties listed or nominated for inclusion in the Hawaii register of historic places or the national register of historic places."
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 Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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, 2050.
Report Title:
Historic Preservation; Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; Project Reviews of Proposed State Projects
Description:
Allows the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to assume historic preservation review of the effect of any proposed project for lands under its jurisdiction, except for projects affecting properties listed or nominated for inclusion in the Hawaii register of historic places or the national register of historic places. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
The summary description
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not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
