Bill Text: HI SB2738 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Legacy Land Conservation Commission; Invasive Species
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-03-04 - (H) Referred to WLO/EEP, FIN, referral sheet 38 [SB2738 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2010-SB2738-Amended.html
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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2010 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE LEGACY LAND CONSERVATION COMMISSION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 173A-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new definition to be appropriately inserted and to read as follows:
""Commission" means the legacy land conservation commission."
SECTION 2. Section 173A-2.4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) There is established within the department of land and natural resources a legacy land conservation commission. The commission shall consist of nine members, with at least one member from each of the counties, who shall be appointed in the manner and serve for the term set forth in section 26-34 as follows:
(1) Four of the members of the commission shall be persons possessing scientific qualifications as evidenced by an academic degree in wildlife or marine biology, botany, forestry, ecology, resource management, biogeography, zoology, or geology;
(2) One member shall be a person possessing membership in an environmental organization organized in the State;
(3) One member shall be a person possessing membership in a land conservation organization organized in the State;
(4) One member shall be a person possessing membership in a statewide agricultural association; and
(5) One member shall be a person knowledgeable about native Hawaiian culture.
The chairperson of the natural area reserves system
commission, or the chairperson's designated representative from the natural
area reserves system commission, shall serve as an ex officio voting member
[and the chairperson of the commission]. The members of the commission
shall elect the chairperson of the commission. The members of the
commission shall receive no compensation for their services on the
commission but shall be entitled to reimbursement for necessary expenses,
including travel expenses, incurred in the discharge of their duties."
SECTION 3. Section 173A-2.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§173A‑2.5[]]
Responsibilities of the legacy land conservation commission. The
responsibilities of the commission shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Advising the department and the board on any proposal, public or private, for the acquisition of any interest or rights in land having value as a resource to the State;
(2) Advising the department and the board on any requests for grants from the fund to a qualifying state or county agency or nonprofit land conservation organization for the preservation of lands having value as a resource to the State;
(3) Advising the department and the board on any requests for grants from the fund to a qualifying state or county agency or nonprofit land conservation organization for the protection of the environment and lands from harmful invasive species infestations and any costs related to harmful invasive species eradication efforts throughout the State;
[(3)] (4) Recommending to the board the
acquisition of interests or rights in certain lands having value as a resource
to the State; and
[(4)] (5) Reviewing and adopting rules
relating to the criteria it applies in advising the department and the board
and making recommendations to the board regarding land acquisitions and grants
made pursuant to this chapter."
SECTION 4. Section 173A-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (h) to read as follows:
"(h) The fund shall be used for:
(1) The acquisition of interests or rights in land having value as a resource to the State, whether in fee title or through the establishment of permanent conservation easements under chapter 198 or agricultural easements;
(2) The payment of any debt service on state financial instruments relating to the acquisition of interests or rights in land having value as a resource to the State;
(3) Annual administration costs for the fund, not to
exceed five per cent of annual fund revenues of the previous year[[; and]];
(4) Costs related to the operation, maintenance, and management of lands acquired by way of
this fund that are necessary to protect, maintain, or restore resources at risk
on these lands, or that provide for greater public access and enjoyment of
these lands; provided that the costs related to the operation, maintenance, and
management of lands acquired by way of this fund do not exceed five per cent of
annual fund revenues of the previous year[.]; and
(5) Costs related to the control and eradication of harmful invasive species infestations throughout the State and related efforts of the invasive species council, established pursuant to section 194-2."
SECTION 5. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Report Title:
Legacy Land Conservation Commission; Invasive Species
Description:
Authorizes the chairperson of the natural area reserves system commission to designate a representative from the natural area reserves system commission to serve on the legacy land conservation commission; authorizes the members of the legacy land conservation commission to elect their own chairperson; expands the responsibilities of the legacy land commission to include the protection of lands and the environment from harmful invasive species infestations and the costs related to infestation eradication; permits the land conservation fund to pay grants to state and county agencies for harmful invasive species prevention and eradication efforts. (SD1)
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