Bill Text: HI SB31 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Marine Life Conservation Districts; Shoreline Protection
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-01 - Carried over to 2012 Regular Session. [SB31 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2012-SB31-Introduced.html
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to conservation districts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that marine life conservation districts play a vital role in protecting the fragile ocean ecosystem and in sustaining the State's tourism industry by preserving the living reefs and diverse marine life found within these areas. Although the State has designated certain marine life conservation districts, more shoreline areas should be protected under this designation.
The purpose of this Act is to increase the shoreline areas that are classified as marine life conservation districts in order to better protect nearshore reefs and marine ecosystems and to maintain the State's shorelines for visitors and residents to enjoy.
SECTION 2. Section 190-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§190-2 Establishment and
modifications of conservation district. The department of land and natural
resources may establish and from time to time modify the limits of one or more
conservation districts in each county and may, if it deems necessary, declare
all waters within any county a conservation district[.]; provided that
at least five per cent of the shoreline of each island in the State shall be
included in a marine life conservation district."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2011.
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Report Title:
Marine Life Conservation Districts; Shoreline Protection
Description:
Specifies that at least five per cent of the shoreline area of each island in the State shall be included within a marine life conservation district.
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