REPORT TITLE:
Nuisance Seaweed; Maui County


DESCRIPTION:
Allows the director of public safety, with the approval of the
governor, to enter into an agreement with the mayor of a county
to use inmate labor from a community correctional center to
remove nuisance seaweed from the shoreline and nearshore waters
of the State.  (SD1)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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THE SENATE                              S.B. NO.           S.D. 1
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO THE REMOVAL OF NUISANCE SEAWEED.



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

 1      SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that inmate labor has been
 
 2 used on the island of Maui since 1848 for such purposes as:
 
 3 destroying and combating the spread of the gorse plant pest;
 
 4 completing the Maui belt road; connecting the Kahakuloa and
 
 5 Honokahao Roads; providing labor for reforestation and watershed
 
 6 protection projects; and constructing and maintaining flumes,
 
 7 water lines, reservoirs, roads, and trails in the Waiakamoi water
 
 8 reservation.  In addition to building roads urgently required for
 
 9 the growth of Maui and not within the financial capabilities of
 
10 the county government, these public service projects helped to
 
11 train and return to the community many heavy equipment operators.
 
12      The legislature also finds that there is an urgent need to
 
13 remove nuisance seaweed from the shoreline and nearshore waters
 
14 of Maui.  Because of the continuous and labor-intensive nature of
 
15 this work, cost is understandably a major concern and possibly
 
16 contributes to the unwillingness of state and local governments
 
17 to work together to address this critical problem.  Consequently,
 
18 the purpose of this Act is to allow the director of public
 
19 safety, with the approval of the governor, to enter into an
 

 
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 1 agreement with the mayor of the county of Maui to use inmate
 
 2 labor from the Maui community correctional center to remove
 
 3 nuisance seaweed from the shoreline and nearshore waters of the
 
 4 island.
 
 5      SECTION 2.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to
 
 6 the contrary, the director of public safety, with the approval of
 
 7 the governor, may enter into an agreement with the mayor of a
 
 8 county to use inmate labor from a community correctional center
 
 9 to remove nuisance seaweed from the shoreline and nearshore
 
10 waters of the State, subject to the following conditions:
 
11      (1)  The mayor of the county shall agree to pay:
 
12           (A)  The cost of the inmates' labor, at the prevailing
 
13                rate paid to other inmates;
 
14           (B)  The cost of guarding and supervising inmates, at
 
15                the rate paid to other guards and supervisors; and
 
16           (C)  The cost of feeding and transporting the guards
 
17                and inmates;
 
18      (2)  The director of public safety, with the assistance of
 
19           the chairperson of the board of land and natural
 
20           resources, shall train the inmates in the use of
 
21           appropriate equipment, including tools and machinery;
 
22      (3)  The chairperson of the board of land and natural
 
23           resources shall furnish all ocean-going equipment,
 

 
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 1           including tools and machinery, needed to safely remove
 
 2           nuisance seaweed from the nearshore waters;
 
 3      (4)  The mayor of a county shall furnish all land-based
 
 4           equipment, including tools and machinery, needed to
 
 5           safely remove nuisance seaweed from the shoreline;
 
 6      (5)  The director of public safety shall make a detailed
 
 7           report to the Hawaii paroling authority on the behavior
 
 8           and character of each inmate involved, including any
 
 9           skills, knowledge, and abilities acquired by the
 
10           inmate; and
 
11      (6)  The director of public safety and the chairperson of
 
12           the board of land and natural resources shall furnish
 
13           appropriate vehicles, including boats, needed to
 
14           transport guards, supervisors, and inmates to and from
 
15           work sites.
 
16      SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.