Bill Text: HI SB879 | 2022 | Regular Session | Amended

Hawaii Senate Bill 879 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating To Counties.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-06-27 - Act 206, on 06/27/2022 (Gov. Msg. No. 1307). [SB879 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2022-SB879-Amended.html

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	879
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII		H.D. 2
		C.D. 1

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO COUNTIES.

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

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the department of Hawaiian home lands often continues to have the responsibility to maintain infrastructure despite compliance with county requirements.

The purpose of this Act is to require the counties to provide for the maintenance of infrastructure for any housing development for the department of Hawaiian home lands within sixty days and under certain conditions.

SECTION 2. Chapter 46, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part I to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§46- Infrastructure maintenance; housing development for the department of Hawaiian home lands. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, infrastructure for any housing development for the department of Hawaiian home lands shall be maintained by the county in which the housing development is located in accordance with county standards, commencing sixty days after the receipt by the appropriate county agency of a completed application for maintenance request; provided that:

(1) Applicable meter and connection fees and utility costs relating to the infrastructure have been paid;

(2) The infrastructure conforms to applicable county standards in effect at the time the infrastructure is turned over to the county;

(3) The infrastructure is connected or adjacent to infrastructure maintained by the county; and

(4) The completion of the improvements of the infrastructure is granted approval by the county.

(b) For the purposes of this section, "infrastructure" includes water lines and appurtenances; storm drainage, including culverts and catch basins; sewer lines and appurtenances; waste disposal and waste treatment systems; and roadway improvements, including pavement, gutters, curbing, sidewalks, street trees, signage, road striping, traffic calming measures, and street lighting that connect or are adjacent to county infrastructure."

SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.

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

Report Title:

Counties; Infrastructure Maintenance; Department of Hawaiian Home Lands

Description:

Requires the counties to maintain infrastructure within sixty days and under specified conditions, as part of any housing development for the department of Hawaiian home lands. (CD1)

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