Bill Text: HI SB692 | 2017 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Marine Life Conservation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-23 - Referred to WTL, JDL. [SB692 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2017-SB692-Introduced.html
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TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2017 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO marine life conservation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the health of Hawaii's marine ecosystem is a matter of serious and ongoing concern in the State. In particular, coral in Hawaii's waters have shown increasingly significant signs of damage, including extensive bleaching. The legislature further finds that many factors, such as water temperature, contribute to this damage, but that the damage is exacerbated by the presence of chemicals that are toxic to coral.
The legislature additionally finds that recent research has demonstrated that oxybenzone is toxic to coral organisms, causes deformation in the larval form of coral, and contributes to coral bleaching. The legislature also finds that oxybenzone is a chemical blocker that protects skin from ultraviolet radiation. As a result, oxybenzone is commonly found in sunscreens and other similar personal care products. Oxybenzone can be released into the ocean when a swimmer who has applied sunscreen enters the water, or through the waste mist plume of spray-on sunscreen. The legislature further finds that elevated levels of oxybenzone have been detected at popular swimming beaches throughout the State, including Waimea bay and Waikiki beach on Oahu, and Honolua bay on Maui.
The purpose of this Act is to prohibit the use or application of sunscreen and sunblock containing oxybenzone while in a marine life conservation district.
SECTION 2. Chapter 190, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§190- Oxybenzone; sunscreen and cosmetics restrictions. No person while in a marine life conservation district shall use or apply sunscreen or sunblock containing oxybenzone or any cosmetic with sunscreen containing oxybenzone.
For purposes of this section, "oxybenzone" includes benzophenone-3 and 2-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl phenylmethanone."
SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Sunscreen; Oxybenzone; Marine Life Conservation District
Description:
Prohibits the use or application of sunscreen or sunblock containing oxybenzone or cosmetics with sunscreen containing oxybenzone while in a marine life conservation district.
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