Report Title:

Ceded Land Comprehensive Inventory System; Appropriation

Description:

Facilitates the establishment of a comprehensive information system for inventorying and maintaining information about the lands of the public land trust. Appropriates funds.

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

379

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2003

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

relating to the public land trust.

 

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

SECTION 1. During the 2000 legislative session, the legislature passed Act 125, Session Laws of Hawaii 2000, the purpose of which was to facilitate the establishment of a comprehensive information system for inventorying and maintaining information relating to the lands comprising the public land trust described in section 5(f) of the Admission Act and article XII, section 4, of the State Constitution. In accordance with section 5(a) of Act 125, the auditor is to report to the legislature the system's progress towards completion as well as any legislation the auditor deems necessary to facilitate the expeditious completion of the system. The auditor has estimated that approximately $18,500,000 is necessary to complete the system.

Although state funding was not available to finance the entire cost of the system, during the 2001 legislative session, the legislature passed Act 165, Session Laws of Hawaii 2001, the purpose of which was to:

(1) Extend the lapsing date of funds appropriated in Act 125, Session Laws of Hawaii 2000, from June 30, 2001, to June 30, 2002;

(2) Appropriate an additional $100,000 for fiscal year 2001-2002 toward Act 125's purpose; and

(3) Require that the office of Hawaiian affairs at least match the State's contribution.

The purpose of this Act is to appropriate additional funds to the auditor to facilitate the completion of the public land trust inventory.

SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ , or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2003-2004, to be expended by the auditor for the purposes of Act 125, Session Laws of Hawaii 2000, as amended by Act 165, Session Laws of Hawaii 2001, provided that no funds appropriated shall be expended unless separately matched in an amount not less than a dollar-for-dollar basis and paid to the auditor by the office of Hawaiian affairs.

The sum appropriated shall be expended by the auditor for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2003.

INTRODUCED BY:

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