Bill Text: HI HB515 | 2015 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Public Lands; Remnants; Definition; Disposition

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2015-04-30 - Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-15 3:45PM in conference room 224. [HB515 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2015-HB515-Amended.html

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	515
TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015		H.D. 3
STATE OF HAWAII		S.D. 2

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO REMNANTS.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

     SECTION 1.  Section 171-52, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

     "(b)  Disposition restriction.  No parcel shall be disposed of as a remnant [solely]:

     (1)  Solely for the reason that it lacks an adequate access[.]; or

     (2)  If the board finds that the parcel contains:

         (A)  Natural or cultural resources necessary for the exercise of native Hawaiian subsistence, cultural, or religious practices pursuant to the state constitution;

         (B)  Natural resources that should be protected or conserved for the benefit of current or future generations; or

         (C)  Public access to public lands, such as beaches, coastal resources, or mountain resources."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2030.

 

 

Report Title:

Public Lands; Remnants; Definition; Disposition

 

Description:

Prohibits the disposition of land as a remnant if the land contains: resources necessary for the exercise of native Hawaiian subsistence, cultural, or religious practices; resources that should be protected or conserved; or public access to public lands.  Effective on 7/1/2030.  (SD2)

 

 

 

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