Bill Text: HI SB2548 | 2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Marine Debris.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-05-11 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Thielen excused (1). [SB2548 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-SB2548-Amended.html
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THE SENATE |
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO MARINE DEBRIS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that marine debris, such as derelict fishing gear including nets, lines, and ropes, is often discarded into the ocean either with intent or negligence. This debris is a pollutant to the environment and efforts to dispose of it properly should be a priority.
The legislature further finds that the crews aboard vessels should be encouraged to remove debris from the ocean, and could accomplish this through a partnership between the State and owners, lessees, crews, or other occupants of vessels, whereby crews aboard those vessels gather marine debris, transfer it to a marine debris collection center, and get paid for the eligible marine debris delivered to an approved facility.
The purpose of this Act is to:
(1) Require the department of land and natural resources division of boating and ocean recreation to create a pilot program to further rid the ocean of marine debris and appropriate funds for the pilot program; and
(2) Appropriate funds for the University of Hawaii water resources research center to research and develop specialized equipment for the effective and efficient removal of plastic marine debris from beaches and shorelines.
SECTION 2. The department of land and natural resources division of boating and ocean recreation shall implement a pilot program to encourage the collection of man-made marine debris found abandoned in the ocean, including fishing nets, ropes, lines, and other similar materials that are not naturally occurring in the ocean. The department shall pay 50 cents per pound of eligible marine debris delivered to a marine debris collection center approved by the department. The program shall commence on January 1, 2021, and end no later than December 31, 2023.
SECTION 3. 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 implementing a pilot program pursuant to section 2 of this Act.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of land and natural resources for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 4. 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 University of Hawaii water resources research center to research and develop specialized equipment for the effective and efficient removal of plastic marine debris from beaches and shorelines. The University of Hawaii water resources research center may contract with other entities as needed.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the University of Hawaii for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2030.
Report Title:
Marine
Debris Collection; DLNR; Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation; Pilot
Project; UH Water Resources Research Center; Appropriation
Description:
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