Bill Text: HI HB2591 | 2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Marine Resources.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-06-26 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. [HB2591 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-HB2591-Amended.html
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
2591 |
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO MARINE RESOURCES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
On
September 1, 2016, at the International Union for Conservation of Nature World
Conservation Congress in Hawaii, and as part of the sustainable Hawaii initiative,
Governor David Ige announced the State's commitment to effectively manage thirty
per cent of Hawaii's nearshore waters by 2030. Referred to as the marine 30x30 initiative,
this effort aims to balance sustainable use with restoration and conservation to
benefit local communities now and in the future. The department of land and natural resources is
capitalizing on this initiative to establish new strategic directions in the
way it manages the State's nearshore marine resources.
Led
by the division of aquatic resources, the marine 30x30 initiative includes strategies
to reevaluate and update statewide fishing regulations and establish a
statewide network of marine managed areas encompassing thirty per cent of the
State's nearshore waters. Successful
development and implementation of these strategies hinge on effective public
outreach and a fair and transparent stakeholder input process, including statewide
public hearings and concentrated scoping workshops in communities where marine
managed areas are proposed. Management
plans will be developed to establish clear management goals, measure
effectiveness, and inform ongoing adaptive management.
The purpose of this Act is to provide the
department of land and natural resources with the resources it needs to
successfully undertake the comprehensive stakeholder engagement process and
adaptive management strategies associated with the marine 30x30 initiative.
SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020-2021 for the marine 30x30 initiative; provided that the sum appropriated shall be expended as follows:
(1) $
for professional facilitation for the stakeholder engagement process associated
with the marine 30x30 initiative;
(2) $
for travel expenses for the department of land and natural resources' marine
30x30 initiative team and staff to attend twenty-six planned stakeholder engagement meetings throughout the
State;
(3) $
for the department of land and natural resources' strategic communication and
outreach associated with the marine 30x30 initiative; and
(4) $ for management plan development associated
with the marine 30x30 initiative; provided that the management plan shall
include scientific data and research to support and justify any conclusions and
recommendations.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of land and natural resources for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.
Report Title:
Marine
Resources; DLNR; Marine 30x30 Initiative; Appropriation
Description:
Appropriates funds to provide DLNR with necessary resources associated with the marine 30x30 initiative, including funds for team and staff travel, strategic communication and outreach, professional facilitation, and management plan development. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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