Report Title:

Safe Harbor Agreements; Habitat Conservation Plans; Landowner

Description:

Amends the definition of "landowner" in the law relating to the conservation of aquatic life, wildlife, and land plants (for the purpose of authorizing the taking of endangered and threatened plant and animal species) by including the owners of lands underlying the future site of University of Hawaii West Oahu.

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

819

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2003

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

relating to conservation.

 

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

SECTION 1. Section 195D-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "landowner" to read as follows:

""Landowner" means the owner of the fee simple interest in private land and may include public lands limited to the following projects:

(1) North-South Road, Ewa, Oahu, project no. HWY-0-01-92 as described in the draft environmental assessment, September 1998; [and the project described as Kapolei Parkway, Ewa, Oahu, project no. E-13 of the Oahu Regional Transportation Plan adopted by the Oahu metropolitan planning organization on April 6, 2001;]

(2) Cyanotech Corporation, incidental take permit and habitat conservation plan as described in the Federal Register, January 2, 2002 (volume 67, number 1); [and]

(3) Kealakehe planned community proposed by the housing and community development corporation of Hawaii and the department of Hawaiian home lands on lands within tax map key numbers 7-4-8: parcel 17, 7-4-8: portion 12, 7-4-8: parcel 43, and 7-4-19: portion 43[.];

(4) Kapolei Parkway, Ewa, Oahu, project no. E-13 of the Oahu Regional Transportation Plan adopted by the Oahu metropolitan planning organization on April 6, 2001 on lands within tax map key number (1) 9-1-016: portion 108; and

(5) University of Hawaii West Oahu on lands within tax map key number (1) 9-1-016: portion 108."

SECTION 2. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun, before its effective date.

SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

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

INTRODUCED BY:

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