Environmental Legislation Status Report

8/9/2019 Environmental Legislation Status Report

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Bill # Bill Title

HB1235 Kahoolawe Rehabilitation Trust Fund; Conveyance Tax

SB1127

SB1126 Forest Stewardship Program

SB1110 Environmental Response, Energy, and Food Security Tax

HB958

HB957 Forest Stewardship Program

HB941 Environmental Response, Energy, and Food Security Tax

HB1041 DLNR; Hunting; Game Commission; Report; Appropriation

HB1231 Wildlife; Wanton Waste; Penalties; DLNR; Notice

Cultural and Natural Resources; Civil Enforcement of Resource

Violations

Cultural and Natural Resources; Civil Enforcement of Resource

Violations


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Bill Purpose

RELATING TO THE KAHOOLAWE ISLAND RESERVE.

RELATING TO FOREST STEWARDSHIP.

RELATING TO FOREST STEWARDSHIP.

RELATING TO HUNTING.

RELATING TO WILDLIFE.

RELATING TO ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS BY THE BOARD

OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE,

ENERGY, AND FOOD SECURITY TAX.

RELATING TO ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS BY THE BOARD

OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE,

ENERGY, AND FOOD SECURITY TAX.


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Description

Requires a 7.5% of the conveyance tax revenues collected each

fiscal year to be paid into the Kahoolawe rehabilitation trust fundfor the long-term rehabilitation and maintenance of the

Kahoolawe island reserve.

Provides alternative civil enforcement options that may be utilized

by the Board of Land and Natural Resources in the processing of

natural and cultural resource violation cases.

Clarifies conditions that must be met by applicants to receive funds

under the Forest Stewardship Program.

Changes the amount of the tax that shall be deposited into the

Environmental Response Revolving Fund from five cents on each

barrel to fifteen cents on each barrel to support environmental

activities and programs.

Provides alternative civil enforcement options that may be utilized

by the Board of Land and Natural Resources in the processing of

natural and cultural resource violation cases.

Clarifies conditions that must be met by applicants to receive funds

under the Forest Stewardship Program.

Changes the amount of the tax that shall be deposited into the

Environmental Response Revolving Fund from five cents on each

barrel to fifteen cents on each barrel to support environmental

activities and programs.

Establishes a game commission to serve in an advisory capacity to

the governor and the BLNR. Makes an appropriation.commission of the offense. Provides exemptions from the offense

for certain persons eradicating or culling wildlife if retrieval of thedead or injured wildlife is unsafe. Requires DLNR to provide

public notice prior to authorizing the eradication or culling of

wildlife.

EnvironmentalReport a


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Comments

Support, clarifies appropriate projects for stewardship plan

Support Increases the barrel tax to 15 cents per barrel

Support

Support Increases the barrel tax to 15 cents per barrel

Oppose Why another special interest commission?

How does this effect overall distribution of conveyance tax. 7.5%

of conveyance tax goes to Koolawe Rehab fund.

Support Allows DOCARE to issue citations similar to traffic

tickets

Support Allows DOCARE to issue citations similar to traffic

tickets

Oppose - Legislation will make control of ungulates in remote

native forest almost impossible.

Legislation 2015 Session s of 2/4/15 at 6AM


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Bill Status

H 2/2/2015: Referred to WAL/OMH, FIN, referral sheet 6

S 1/28/2015: Referred to WTL/TRA/PSM, WAM.

S 1/28/2015: Referred to ENE, WAM.

H 1/29/2015: Referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 4

H 1/29/2015: Referred to WAL, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 5

H 2/2/2015: Referred to WAL, JUD, referral sheet 6

S 1/30/2015: The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public

hearing on 02-04-15 2:45PM in conference room CR224.

H 2/3/2015: Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Friday, 02-06-

15 9:00AM in House conference room 325.

H 2/3/2015: Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Friday, 02-06-

15 9:00AM in House conference room 325.


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Bill Introducers Referrals Companion

WAL/OMH, FIN

KIM (Introduced by request of another party) HB958

KIM (Introduced by request of another party) WTL, WAM HB957

KIM (Introduced by request of another party) ENE, WAM HB941

SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) WAL, JUD, FIN SB1127

SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) WAL, FIN SB1126

SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) EEP, FIN SB1110

WAL, JUD, FIN SB1224

EVANS, HASHEM, MIZUNO WAL, JUD

CARROLL, BROWER, EVANS, HAR, ING, KEOHOKALOLE,

C. LEE, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, OSHIRO, SAIKI, THIELEN,

Aquino, Belatti, Cachola, Fukumoto Chang, Kobayashi,Matsumoto, McKelvey, Morikawa, Nakashima, Rhoads, San

Buenaventura, Say, Souki, Takumi, Tokioka, Yamashita

WTL/TRA/PSM,

WAM

ONISHI, CHOY, EVANS, ICHIYAMA, ITO, KAWAKAMI,

LOWEN, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, SAIKI, SAY,

TOKIOKA, TSUJI, YAMANE, Matsumoto, San Buenaventura

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