Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB1831 Compare Versions

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1	1	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 1831 THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to beaches. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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3	3	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 1831
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13	13	THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022
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31	31	A BILL FOR AN ACT
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37	37	relating to beaches.
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43	43	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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47	47	SECTION 1. Section 226-11, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: "(b) To achieve the land-based, shoreline, and marine resources objectives, it shall be the policy of this State to: (1) Exercise an overall conservation ethic in the use of Hawaii's natural resources[.]; (2) Ensure compatibility between land-based and water-based activities and natural resources and ecological systems[.]; (3) Take into account the physical attributes of areas when planning and designing activities and facilities[.]; (4) Manage natural resources and environs to encourage their beneficial and multiple use without generating costly or irreparable environmental damage[.]; (5) Consider multiple uses in watershed areas, provided such uses do not detrimentally affect water quality and recharge functions[.]; (6) Encourage the protection of rare or endangered plant and animal species and habitats native to Hawaii[.]; (7) Provide public incentives that encourage private actions to protect significant natural resources from degradation or unnecessary depletion[.]; (8) Pursue compatible relationships among activities, facilities, and natural resources[.]; (9) Promote increased accessibility and prudent use of inland and shoreline areas for public recreational, educational, and scientific purposes[.]; and (10) Develop a statewide beach assessment study and restoration and conservation plan to regularly assess shoreline erosion and develop feasible restoration or conservation options." SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
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49	49	SECTION 1. Section 226-11, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
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51	51	"(b) To achieve the land-based, shoreline, and marine resources objectives, it shall be the policy of this State to:
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53	53	(1) Exercise an overall conservation ethic in the use of Hawaii's natural resources[.];
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55	55	(2) Ensure compatibility between land-based and water-based activities and natural resources and ecological systems[.];
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57	57	(3) Take into account the physical attributes of areas when planning and designing activities and facilities[.];
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59	59	(4) Manage natural resources and environs to encourage their beneficial and multiple use without generating costly or irreparable environmental damage[.];
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61	61	(5) Consider multiple uses in watershed areas, provided such uses do not detrimentally affect water quality and recharge functions[.];
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63	63	(6) Encourage the protection of rare or endangered plant and animal species and habitats native to Hawaii[.];
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65	65	(7) Provide public incentives that encourage private actions to protect significant natural resources from degradation or unnecessary depletion[.];
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67	67	(8) Pursue compatible relationships among activities, facilities, and natural resources[.];
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69	69	(9) Promote increased accessibility and prudent use of inland and shoreline areas for public recreational, educational, and scientific purposes[.]; and
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71	71	(10) Develop a statewide beach assessment study and restoration and conservation plan to regularly assess shoreline erosion and develop feasible restoration or conservation options."
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73	73	SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
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75	75	SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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79	79	INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
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89	89	Report Title: Hawaii State Planning Act; Beach Assessment Study; Restoration and Conservation Plan Description: Includes in the State's policies for the physical environment under the Hawaii State Planning Act, the development of a statewide beach assessment study and a restoration and conservation plan. The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
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103	103	Includes in the State's policies for the physical environment under the Hawaii State Planning Act, the development of a statewide beach assessment study and a restoration and conservation plan.
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111	111	The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.