Bill Text: HI HB534 | 2015 | Regular Session | Introduced

Hawaii House Bill 534 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Commercial Harbors; Fees; Discount; Agricultural Products

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-18 - The committee(s) on TRN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. [HB534 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2015-HB534-Introduced.html

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	534
TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to section 266-17, hawaii revised statutes.

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

SECTION 1. Section 266-17, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§266-17 Rates, how fixed. (a) The department of transportation shall adjust, fix, and enforce the rates assessable and chargeable by it in respect to dockage, wharfage, demurrage, and other rates and fees pertaining to harbors, wharves, and properties managed and operated by it so as to produce from the rates and fees, in respect to all harbors, wharves, and other properties, except those that are principally used for recreation or the landing of fish, revenues sufficient to:

(1) Pay when due the principal of and interest on all bonds and other obligations for the payment of which the revenue is or has been pledged, charged, or otherwise encumbered, or which are otherwise payable from the revenue or from a special fund maintained or to be maintained from the revenue, including reserves therefor, and to maintain the special fund in an amount at least sufficient to pay when due all bonds or other revenue obligations and interest thereon, which are payable from the special fund, including reserves therefor;

(2) Provide for all expenses of operation and maintenance of the properties, including reserves therefor, and the expenses of the department in connection with operation and maintenance; and

(3) Reimburse the general fund of the State for all bond requirements for general obligation bonds which are or have been issued for harbor or wharf improvements, or to refund any of the improvement bonds, excluding bonds, the proceeds of which were or are to be expended for improvements which are or will be neither revenue producing nor connected in their use directly with revenue producing properties.

[(b) When weather, road closures due to special events, or road repairs do not permit the loading or unloading of passengers at Kewalo Basin, cruise boats holding a Kewalo Basin sublease approved by the State shall be allowed to use Honolulu Harbor facilities on a space available basis, and the fees for the use of facilities shall be in accordance with the Hawaii administrative rules of the department of transportation relating to fees for use of facilities for private gain.]

(b) The department of transportation shall discount by per cent the rates and fees pertaining to the use of harbors, wharves, and properties managed and operated by it for shipment of Hawaii-grown agricultural products, regardless of destination. For purposes of this subsection, the term "agricultural products" shall have the same meaning as in section 237-5."

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.

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title:

Commercial Harbors; Fees; Discount; Agricultural Products

Description:

Provides discounted rates and fees for the use of harbors, wharves, and properties managed and operated by the DOT for shipment of Hawaii-grown agricultural products. Makes a housekeeping amendment relating to Kewalo Basin.

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