Bill Text: HI SB2338 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: County Public Transit Agencies; Administrative Procedures

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-13 - (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDL. [SB2338 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2012-SB2338-Introduced.html

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2338

TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2012

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to COUNTY administrative procedures.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  The purpose of this Act is to provide rulemaking authority to semi-autonomous county public transit agencies, including the agency known as the Honolulu authority for rapid transportation, to allow them to function as semi-autonomous agencies of their respective counties.

     SECTION 2.  Section 91-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:

     "(c)  The adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule by any state agency shall be subject to the approval of the governor. The adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule by any county agency shall be subject to the approval of the mayor of the county.  This subsection shall not apply to the adoption, amendment, and repeal of the rules of the county boards of water supply[.] or the county semi-autonomous public transit agencies."

     SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.


     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

County Public Transit Agencies; Administrative Procedures

 

Description:

Exempts from the administrative procedures act the requirement that the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule by any county agency shall be subject to the approval of the county mayor.  Provides rule-making authority to the county semi-autonomous public transit agencies, including the Honolulu authority for rapid transportation.

 

 

 

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