HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2329

THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022

H.D. 2

STATE OF HAWAII

S.D. 2

 

C.D. 1

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  Chapter 6E, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part I to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§6E-     President Barack Obama historical markers.  (a)  The department shall consult with the Hawaii tourism authority and state foundation on culture and the arts to identify sites in the State that were significant in the life of President Barack Obama, the forty-fourth President of the United States of America, and determine appropriate locations for historical markers to indicate these significant sites.

     (b)  The department shall place historical markers at the locations identified pursuant to subsection (a); provided that:

     (1)  If the location identified for a historical marker is on privately owned property, the historical marker shall only be placed if the property owner agrees to have the marker placed at that location;

     (2)  If an owner of private property does not agree to have a marker placed on the owner's property, the marker may be placed on public property in close proximity to that location; and

     (3)  If the location identified for a historical marker is a private residence, the historical marker shall be placed only if the owner agrees to have a historical marker placed either at the residence or on public property in close proximity to that location."

     SECTION 2.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $20,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2022-2023 for the department of land and natural resources to place historical markers in the State to indicate sites that were significant in the life of President Barack Obama.

     The sum appropriated shall be expended by the state historic preservation division of the department of land and natural resources for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 3.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2022.



 

Report Title:

Historic Preservation; President Barack Obama; Historical Markers; Department of Land and Natural Resources; Hawaii Tourism Authority; State Foundation on Culture and the Arts; Appropriation

 

Description:

Requires the department of land and natural resources to place historical markers throughout the State to indicate sites in the State that were significant in the life of President Barack Obama that have been identified by the department in consultation with the Hawaii tourism authority and state foundation on culture and the arts.  Appropriates funds.  (CD1)

 

 

 

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